package vs software package

package

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

  • Something resembling a package. 

  • 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. 

software package

noun
  • A suite of programs that function as a single entity to accomplish a task, or group of related tasks. 

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