Packages
Delphi packages enable you to place portions of your application into separate modules, which can be shared across multiple applications. If you already have an existing investment in Delphi 1 or 2 code, you'll appreciate that you can take advantage of packages without any changes to your existing source code.
Think of a package as a collection of units stored in a separate DLL-like module (a Borland Package Library, or BPL file). Your application can then link with these “packaged” units at runtime rather than compile/link time. Because the code for these units resides in the BPL file rather than in your EXE or DLL, the size of your EXE or DLL can become very small. Four types of packages are available for you to create and use:
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