Take-out (in North American English), carry-out (in U.S. an Scottish English), parcel (in Indian English),take-away (in Australian and British English), or tapau (in Malaysian English and Singlish), is food purchased at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere. The restaurant may or may not provide table service. In the United States and Canada, food ordered this way (especially in fast food) is ordered to go, and in the United Kingdom it is sometimes ordered to eat out, as opposed to eating in.