Pack
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* [[PackBits]] | * [[PackBits]] | ||
* [[RLE90]] (e.g. in [[ARC (compression format)|ARC]]) | * [[RLE90]] (e.g. in [[ARC (compression format)|ARC]]) | ||
+ | * [[Git]] packfile (.pack) | ||
+ | * [[Package (Web)]] (.pack) | ||
* Macintosh type code <code>PACK</code> might mean [[Compact Pro]]. | * Macintosh type code <code>PACK</code> might mean [[Compact Pro]]. | ||
* Macintosh type code <code>Pack</code> might mean [[Diamond]]. | * Macintosh type code <code>Pack</code> might mean [[Diamond]]. |
Revision as of 21:20, 29 February 2020
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:
Pack or packed might refer to:
- pack (Unix) (.z)
- PackBits
- RLE90 (e.g. in ARC)
- Git packfile (.pack)
- Package (Web) (.pack)
- Macintosh type code
PACK
might mean Compact Pro. - Macintosh type code
Pack
might mean Diamond. - PackIt
- Pro-Pack
Similar:
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the term "Pack".