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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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A sense of magic and possibility permeates this collection of related stories from the moment Younguncle arrives, bearing a large suitcase that he unpacks like a male Mary Poppins.
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