"metapackage" meaning in All languages combined

See metapackage on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: metapackages [plural]
Etymology: meta- + package Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|package}} meta- + package Head templates: {{en-noun}} metapackage (plural metapackages)
  1. (computing) A software package that contains no software itself, but serves to install a particular set of other packages. Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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