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(1) To compress data in order to save space. Unpack refers to decompressing data. See data compression.

(2) An instruction that converts a decimal number into a packed decimal format. Unpack converts a packed decimal number into decimal.

(3) In database programs, a command that removes records that have been marked for deletion.



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Wexler and his staff appear to assiduously strive to tamp down their assertive positions into a palatable gruel, lest they run afoul of the Republican majority or, even, tremulous members of the Democratic leadership.
POLITICS IS AN UPHILL CLIMB ON `THE HILL' by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
But this slowing may be just what the economy needs--a return to a sustainable rate of growth that will tamp down inflation.
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In fact, the civil rights movement happened because of radical, revolutionary action by courageous people like Fannie Lou Hamer, not the politicians like Hubert Humphrey, who tried to tamp down and manage them.
The great liberal debate by Conniff, Ruth / The Progressive
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