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unpack

See pack.


unpack [¦ən′pak]
(computer science)
To recover the individual data items contained in packed data.
More specifically, to convert a packed decimal number into individual digits (and sometimes a sign).


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He locked himself again in the turret-room, and laid the opened chest on a table, and in the darkness began to unpack it, laying out the contents, which were mainly of metal and glass--great pieces in strange forms--on another table.
No; don't unpack till tomorrow, and let the carriage wait.
When you've washed your face and hands and brushed your hair you can come down, and by and by we'll unpack your trunk and get you settled before supper.
 
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