unpacking
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un·pack
(ŭn-păk′)v. un·packed, un·pack·ing, un·packs
v.tr.
1. To remove the contents of (a suitcase, for example).
2. To remove from a container, from packaging, or from packing.
3. To remove a pack from (a pack animal).
4. To elucidate or interpret (the meanings implicit in an utterance or text, for example).
v.intr.
To unpack objects from a container.
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unpacking
(ʌnˈpækɪŋ)n
the act of removing the packed contents from a container
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