It is russian dolls! A `.deb` (or `.rpm` or `.ipk`)package is an installable collection of executa

It is russian dolls!
A .deb (or .rpm or .ipk)package is an installable collection of executables. The recipe in Yocto is the thing that builds that package.

For a .deb or .ipk it is literally a tar file containing the files to be installed along with some pre and post installation scripts.
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