Difference between service pack and support pack

Hi,
what is the exact difference between service pack and support pack. Are they same?
The version details presnt in integration builder -> help-> inforamtion of my XI server are as follows :
Service pack: 09
Release: 645_VAL_REL
does it mean that the both support package and service package for my XI server are 09?
thanks in adavance
regards
Jagruthi

1. A service pack (in short SP) is a collection of updates, fixes and/or enhancements to a software program delivered in the form of a single installable package. Service packs are usually numbered, and thus shortly referred to as SP1, SP2, etc. It is notable that they may bring, besides bug fixes, entirely new features.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/57/a21f407b402402e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
Service packs in 2004 and 2004s;
in 2004 - in 2004s
SP12 & < - SP04 http://XI 3.0
SP13 + 14 - SP05 http://PI 7.0
SP15 - SP06
SP16 - SP07
SP17 - SP08
SP18 - SP09 and so on...
2) Support pack -
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/9e/5bc53f3e0f0228e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
For the ABAP parts of usage type PI, this is the implementation of support packages. For the Java parts, the deployment with the Java Support Package Manager (JSPM) is used.
You can find currently available support packages on SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/sp-stacks.
A description of how to apply support packages is available in SAP Note 879289.

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