Packaging (disambiguation)
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Packaging most often refers to packaging and labelling
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Specialised packaging and labelling
It may also refer to:
"Packaging" other than physical packaging
Other
Packaging and labelling
Packaging is the science, art, and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. Packaging also refers to the process of design, evaluation, and production of packages. Packaging can be described as a coordinated system of preparing goods for transport,...
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Specialised packaging and labelling
- Child-resistant packagingChild-resistant packagingChild-resistant packaging or C-R packaging is special packaging used to reduce the risk of children ingesting dangerous items. This is often accomplished by the use of a special safety cap. It is required by regulation for prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, pesticides, and household...
- Food packagingFood packagingFood packaging is packaging for food. It requires protection, tampering resistance, and special physical, chemical, or biological needs. It also shows the product that is labeled to show any nutrition information on the food being consumed....
- Optical disc packaging
- Package engineering
- Packaging gasPackaging gasA packaging gas used to pack sensitive materials like food into a modified atmosphere environment. The gas used is usually inert, or of a nature that protects the integrity of the packaged goods, inhibiting unwanted chemical reactions such as food spoilage or oxidation. Some may also serve as a...
, gas used as protection in packaging - Package pilferagePackage pilferagePilferage is the theft of part of the contents of a package. It may also include theft of the contents but leaving the package, perhaps resealed with bogus contents. Small packages can be pilfered from a larger package such as a shipping container...
- Package testingPackage testingPackage testing or packaging testing involves the measurement of a characteristic or property involved with packaging. This includes packaging materials, packaging components, primary packages, shipping containers, and unit loads, as well as the associated processes.Testing measures the effects...
- Pharmaceutical packagingPharmaceutical packagingPharmaceutical packaging has to be carried out for the purpose of the safety of the pharmaceutical preparations in order to keep them free from contamination, hinder microbial growth, and ensure product safety through the intended shelf life for the pharmaceuticals...
- Sustainable packagingSustainable packagingSustainable packaging is the development and use of packaging which results in improved sustainability. At the end stage of design it involves increased use of life cycle inventory and life cycle assessment to help guide the use of packaging which reduces the environmental impact and ecological...
- Tobacco packaging warning messages
- Video game packagingVideo game packagingVideo game packaging refers to the physical storage of the contents of a computer or video game, both for safekeeping and shop display. In the past, a number of materials and packaging designs were used, mostly paperboard or plastic...
It may also refer to:
"Packaging" other than physical packaging
- Book packaging, publishing activity
- Coronavirus packaging signalCoronavirus packaging signalThe Coronavirus packaging signal is a conserved cis-regulatory element found in Coronavirus which has an important role in regulating the packaging of the viral genome into the capsid....
, in molecular biology - Dynamic packagingDynamic packagingDynamic packaging is a method that is becoming increasingly used in package holiday bookings that enables consumers to build their own package of flights, accommodation, and a hire car instead of a pre-defined package...
, in holiday marketing - Electronic packagingElectronic packagingElectronic packaging is a major discipline within the field of electronic engineering, and includes a wide variety of technologies. It refers to enclosures and protective features built into the product itself, and not to shipping containers...
- Integrated circuit packagingIntegrated circuit packagingIntegrated circuit packaging is the final stage of semiconductor device fabrication per se, followed by IC testing.Packaging in ceramic or plastic prevents physical damage and corrosion and supports the electrical contacts required to assemble the integrated circuit into a system.In the integrated...
, final stage in construction - Movie packagingMovie packagingIn film industry terminology, movie packaging is when a top level talent agency starts up a film or television project using writers, producers, directors and/or actors it represents, before giving other agencies a chance to submit their clients for the project...
, in the film industry - Packaging & Deployment, of software
- Retroviral Psi packaging elementRetroviral Psi packaging elementRetroviral Psi packaging element is a cis-acting RNA element identified in the genomes of the retroviruses Human immunodeficiency virus and Simian immunodeficiency virus...
, in molecular biology - Salary packagingSalary packagingSalary packaging is a term used to refer to the inclusion of fringe benefits in the remuneration package of an employee, in exchange for giving up part of their monetary salary.-Salary sacrifice in UK:...
, Australian term for manipulation of employee benefits - XML-binary Optimized Packaging, in XML software
Other
- Packaging engineeringPackaging engineeringPackaging engineering, also Package engineering and Packaging Science, is a broad topic ranging from design conceptualization to product placement. All steps along the manufacturing process, and more, must be taken into account in the design of the package for any given product...
- Packaging DigestPackaging DigestPackaging Digest is a trade publication and web site owned by Canon Communications. It services the information needs of manufacturing companies who produce consumer packaged goods and other packaging products, as well as wholesaling and service professionals.The editorial director is John...
, business magazine - Packaging WorldPackaging WorldPackaging WorldTypeBusiness MagazineFormatPaper and online magazineOwnerSummit Media Group, Inc.PublisherJoseph L. AngelFounded1994LanguageEnglishHeadquartersChicago, Illinois, USACirculation70,456Website:...
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