Pack

Packing is an old-timey word for data compression, or in some cases the process of combining multiple files into one (archiving). There are many formats and utilities that have pack in their name, and many more that are called packers.

"Pack" can also be short for package, which could imply an installer format, or a transfer format.

This page does not list every format with "pack" in its name. Other places to look:

• Compression
  • Executable compression
• Archiving
  • Archiving#Program/App/Applet/Installer specialized archive formats
  • Archiving#Transfer formats

Pack or packed might refer to:

• pack (Unix) (.z)
• PackBits
• RLE90 (e.g. in ARC)
• Macintosh type code PACK might mean Compact Pro.
• Macintosh type code Pack might mean Diamond.
• PackIt
• Pro-Pack

Similar:

• PAK (disambiguation page)
• PAQ
• STAD PAC

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the term "Pack".