packing (n.)

  1. any material used especially to protect something

    [ Syn: packing material , wadding ]

  2. the enclosure of something in a package or box

    [ Syn: boxing ]

  3. carrying something in a pack on the back; the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts

    [ Syn: backpacking ]

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