package vs parcel

package

noun
  • Something resembling a package. 

  • Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software. 

  • The male genitalia. 

  • A charge made for packing goods. 

  • Synonym of wrap (“complete news report ready for broadcast”) 

  • Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope. 

  • A football formation. 

  • A package holiday. 

  • A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager. 

  • A group of related stories spread over several pages. 

verb
  • To pack or bundle something. 

  • To prepare (a book, a television series, etc.), including all stages from research to production, in order to sell the result to a publisher or broadcaster. 

  • To travel on a package holiday. 

parcel

noun
  • A package wrapped for shipment. 

  • An individual item appearing on an invoice or receipt (only in the phrase bill of parcels). 

  • An individual consignment of cargo for shipment, regardless of size and form. 

  • A small amount of food that has been wrapped up, for example a pastry. 

  • A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part. 

  • A division of land bought and sold as a unit. 

  • An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group. 

verb
  • To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into. 

  • To wrap a strip around the end of a rope. 

  • To wrap something up into the form of a package. 

  • To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. 

How often have the words package and parcel occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )