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🧳 To pack again 💾 To repackage data
to repack

to repack

3.8
To put digital files into a new folder or format
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈpæk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reempaquetar
  • To streamline the installation process, she will repack the application into a single executable file.

Examples

  • The technician had to repack the files before sending them to ensure compatibility.

  • After downloading the new version, I decided to repack the software to save space on my computer.

  • "It fits," Lanning said, smiling happily and beginning to repack the machine.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

to repackage
vsto repack
14 3.9

Put something into a new box or present it in a new way

focuses on changing digital file containers or formats rather than physical boxes
to recode
vsto repack
  • Specialized
1 6.8

To change data into a different code or format for a new use

focuses on changing file containers bundling or compression rather than internal code
to zip up
vsto repack
  • Specialized
1 4.1

To compress files into a .zip file

includes bundling and format conversion rather than only compression

How Packed

bundle
85 2.3
to repack
  • Specialized
3.8
to package
76 1.8
to store
463 1.0

Surface Forms

repack infinitive
repacked past
repacked past participle
repacking present participle
repacks third person singular

Morphology

repack = pack (semi-transparent) = re + pack

The prefix re- is clear, but the computing-specific sense depends on knowing the technical verb 'pack' for digital files.

Etymology

Repack comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and pack meaning 'to put things together'. So to repack files is like putting them into a new 'box' or format so they work with a different system or use.