datapacket
nounUK /ˈdeɪtəˌpækɪt/
US /ˈdeɪtəˌpækɪt/
A small bundle of information that travels from one computer to another.
The video loaded slowly because each datapacket had to travel across the network.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A unit of data sent over a packet-switching network, containing a header and payload.
The router forwarded each datapacket to its destination address.
3. A small file or chunk of information downloaded or transferred as a single unit.
She downloaded the datapacket containing the game's update files.
4. In telecommunications, a formatted block of data transmitted as a whole.
The satellite sent a datapacket back to the ground station every minute.