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091011 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: |
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> Paket = packet ; Paket = package |
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Oh dear ! -- English calls such words 'false friends' ! |
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My German-English dictionary (Langenscheidt) suggests E 'package' = G 'Pack', |
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while E 'packet' = G 'kleines Pack' or 'Päckchen'. |
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In English, a 'packet' calls to mind something in an envelope, eg a letter; |
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'package' brings a picture of something tied up with string, ie a parcel. |
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In computer English, a 'package' is eg Gentoo's 'app-arch/bzip2-1.0.5-r1'; |
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a 'packet' is a fragment of a file sent through the Internet, |
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different packets possibly taking different routes to their destination, |
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where they are reassembled into the complete file. |
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