| kit (, possibly from ) Slang for a full software distribution, as opposed to a or upgrade. A source software distribution that has been packaged in such a way that it can (theoretically) be unpacked and installed according to a series of steps using only standard tools, and entirely documented by some reasonable chain of references from the top-level . The more general term may imply that special tools or more stringent conditions on the host environment are required. [] (1994-11-18) |