Pack

The term packing is (in some communities, at least) often used as a synonym for data compression. It could also refer to the process of combining multiple files into one (archiving). There are many formats and utilities that have pack in their name, or that are described as 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
• Audio and Music

Pack or packed might refer to:

• pack (Unix) (.z)
• PACK (NoddegamrA) - an executable compression utility for DOS
• PACK (TurboPower) - an executable compression utility for DOS
• PackBits
• RLE90 (e.g. in ARC)
• Git packfile (.pack)
• Package (Web) (.pack)
• Macintosh type code Pack might mean Diamond.
• PackIt
• Pro-Pack

Similar:

• PAC (disambiguation page)
• PAK (disambiguation page)
• PAQ