packer

See also Packer

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpækɹ̩/
• Rhymes: -ækə(r)

Etymology

to pack + -er

Noun

packer (plural packers)

1. A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation; as, a pork packer or a household goods packer.

   When his back problems kept him from lifting furniture, his skill as a packer kept him employed.

2. (computing) A software program that compresses code or data.
   • 2009, Harlan Carvey, Windows Forensic Analysis DVD Toolkit

     Many times, the malware authors will use packers and even encryption tools to disguise their software...

Translations

person packing things

• Dutch: verpakker (nl) m, pakker (nl) m

• Russian: упаковщик (ru) (upakóvščik) m, упаковщица (ru) (upakóvščica) f

Anagrams

• repack