{"id":2062,"date":"2011-08-08T16:15:38","date_gmt":"2011-08-08T16:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/content-package\/"},"modified":"2011-08-18T17:21:32","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T17:21:32","slug":"content-package","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/1768\/content-package","title":{"rendered":"Content Package"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_content_package_mean\">What Does Content Package Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A content package is a means for defining content that is readable by a variety of software. 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