Packet vs. Message — What's the Difference?

A small pouch, often consisting of two plastic or foil sheets sealed at the edges, used to distribute single portions of products in the form of liquids, powders, or small pieces

A message is a discrete unit of communication intended by the source for consumption by some recipient or group of recipients. A message may be delivered by various means, including courier, telegraphy, carrier pigeon and electronic bus.

A small package or bundle

A verbal, written, or recorded communication sent to or left for a recipient who cannot be contacted directly

(Informal) A sizable sum of money.

A significant political, social, or moral point that is being conveyed by a film, speech, etc.

A boat or ship, usually a coastal or river steamer, that plies a regular route and carries passengers, freight, and mail.

An errand

A short block of data transmitted in a packet-switching network.

Send a message to (someone), especially by email

A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel

A usually short communication transmitted by words, signals, or other means from one person, station, or group to another

(nautical) Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat. Packet boat, ship, vessel (Wikipedia).

The substance of such a communication; the point or points conveyed

(botany) A specimen envelope containing small, dried plants or containing parts of plants when attached to a larger sheet.

A statement made or read before a gathering

(networking) A small fragment of data as transmitted on some types of network, notably Ethernet networks (Wikipedia).

A basic thesis or lesson; a moral

(South Africa) A plastic bag.

To send a message to.

(slang) package

To send as a message

(informal) A large amount of money.

To send a message; communicate.

(transitive) To make up into a packet or bundle.

A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.

(transitive) To send in a packet or dispatch vessel.

An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.

(intransitive) To ply with a packet or dispatch boat.

An errand.

To subject to a denial-of-service attack in which a large number of data packets are sent.

See groceries, shopping.

A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of letters.

To send a message to; to transmit a message to, e.g. as text via a cell phone.

Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat.

To send (something) as a message; usually refers to electronic messaging.

To make up into a packet or bundle.

(intransitive) To send a message or messages; to be capable of sending messages.

To send in a packet or dispatch vessel.

(obsolete) To bear as a message.

To ply with a packet or dispatch boat.

Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.

A collection of things wrapped or boxed together

Hence, specifically, an official communication, not made in person, but delivered by a messenger; as, the President's message.

(computer science) a message or message fragment

A messenger.

A small package or bundle

To bear as a message.

A boat for carrying mail

A communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled;

What a communication that is about something is about

Send a message to;

Send as a message;

Send a message;