6z"></path></svg></a>What is a package</h3>
<p>A package is:</p>
<ul>
<li>a) a folder containing a program described by a package.json file</li>
<li>b) a gzipped tarball containing (a)</li>
<li>c) a url that resolves to (b)</li>
<li>d) a <code class="language-text">&lt;name&gt;@&lt;version&gt;</code> that is published on the registry with (c)</li>
<li>e) a <code class="language-text">&lt;name&gt;@&lt;tag&gt;</code> that points to (d)</li>
<li>f) a <code class="language-text">&lt;name&gt;</code> that has a "