Parcel

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Parcel can refer to:

• A mailable or shippable item, other than a letter, particularly as packaging delivered by a postal service or package delivery service.

See also: parcel post

• In real estate a parcel is "a contiguous area of land described in a single description by a deed or other instrument or as one of a number of lots on a plat or plan, separately owned and capable of being separately conveyed. In other words, a parcel is a unit of land under unified ownership (with or without buildings)."

See also: Lot (real estate)

• In atmospheric science, a parcel is a theoretical container of air that can be followed as it evolves over time.

See also: atmospheric thermodynamics

• The party game Pass the parcel.