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In Mechanical engineering:
  • Packing, also known as an O-ring
    O-ring
    An O-ring, also known as a packing, or a toric joint, is a mechanical gasket in the shape of a torus; it is a loop of elastomer with a disc-shaped cross-section, designed to be seated in a groove and compressed during assembly between two or more parts, creating a seal at the interface.The joint...

     or other type of Seal (mechanical)
    Seal (mechanical)
    A mechanical seal is a device which helps join systems or mechanisms together by preventing leakage , containing pressure, or excluding contamination.Seal types;*Induction sealing or cap sealing*Adhesive, sealant...

    , a term for a sealing material
  • Packing gland is a mechanical term for the groove in which a packing sits.


In Mathematics:
  • Sphere packing
    Sphere packing
    In mathematics, sphere packing problems concern arrangements of non-overlapping identical spheres which fill a space. Usually the space involved is three-dimensional Euclidean space...

    , a 3-dimensional mathematical problem
  • Packing problem
    Packing problem
    Packing problems are one area where mathematics meets puzzles . Many of these problems stem from real-life problems with packing items.In a packing problem, you are given:...

    , a recreational mathematics approach
  • Set packing
    Set packing
    Set packing is a classical NP-complete problem in computational complexity theory and combinatorics, and was one of Karp's 21 NP-complete problems....

    , a classic computing problem.


Packing may also refer to:
  • Backpacking
  • Meat packing industry
    Meat packing industry
    The meat packing industry is an industry that handles the slaughtering, processing and distribution of animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock....

    , the process of cutting up a slaughtered animal into saleable products.
  • Packing (firestopping)
    Packing (firestopping)
    Packing is the process and/or the materials used in filling both service penetrations and building joints with backer materials as approved components within a firestop.-Purpose:...

    , the process of installing backer materials, such as mineral wool in service penetrations
  • Packing (phallus)
    Packing (phallus)
    Packing refers to the wearing of padding or a phallic object in the front of a person's pants or underwear, to give the appearance of having male genitals. Packing is commonly practiced by transmen...

    , the practice of wearing a phallic object inside the clothing to give the appearance of male genitals
  • data compression
    Data compression
    In computer science and information theory, data compression or source coding is the process of encoding information using fewer bits than an unencoded representation would use, through use of specific encoding schemes.As with any communication, compressed data communication only works when both...

    , as in bit-packing in computers
  • Moving company
    Moving company
    A moving company, removalist, or van line is a company that helps people and businesses relocate their goods from one place to another. Typically they use moving vans, but for international moves or where storage is required, they may use special containerised vans or shipping containers.National...

    , a business that puts goods into boxes to protect them and to make them easier to carry while in transit
  • Tourism
    Tourism
    Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than twenty-four hours and not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other...

  • Concealed carry in the United States the practice of carrying a weapon for self protection
  • An autism therapy involving wrapping children in cold wet sheets.