a database object that contains the information needed by the database manager to access data in the most efficient way for a particular application program

a metadata object specialised for a particular purpose

a metadata object specialized for a particular purpose

a kind of Lisp object

an elegant way of encapsulating code and data that interact together into a single unit

an icon that represents an embedded or linked OLE object

a powerful tool for obtaining the complete definition of a schema object

a set of pointcuts (containing interceptor and introduction definitions), precedence statements (to deal with ordering), and object definitions

a snapshot picture of the objects on the deployment server at that moment

a structured representation of a set of independent objects

a transportable archive containing the portal objects that can be exported or imported

a type of OLE object that encapsulates another object, a file, or a command line inside a graphic representation (such as an icon or bitmap)

a value encapsulating an arbitrary (higher-order) module and its signature

a variable that contains all the objects needed to run the command

a wrapped, boxed, or otherwise contained object

(Lisp) The Common Lisp object that serves as a symbol table. As you might therefore expect, a package maps a string to a symbol. The Lisp *package* variable defines the default package for symbols being read into the Lisp system. See the "Lisp packages" section for more details.

an object of type package.

A Common Lisp object that specifies a mapping between print name strings and symbols.

An icon that represents embedded or linked information. That information may consist of a complete file, such as a Paint bitmap, or part of a file, such as a spreadsheet cell. When you choose the package, the application used to create the object either plays the object (for example, a sound file) or opens and displays the object. If you change the original information, linked information is automatically updated. However, you must manually update embedded information. See also: embedded object; linked object; OLE