presspack

presspack noun: any of various types of packaging that are sealed using a mechanical press.

Noun (1)

presspack (plural presspacks)

Any of various types of packaging that are sealed using a mechanical press.
- The "presspack" container/dispenser from Bio-Pak needs only mild pressure at the top of the container to dispense the product.1976, Industrial Design - Volume 23, page 66
- […] presspack cans, compack cans, aluminium foil two-chamber cans and the alu-presspack and alu-compack systems are compared.1980, Packaging Abstracts - Volume 37, page 328
(more specifically) A type of package for semiconductor devices, in which the chips are placed in a housing and then compressed using a mechanical press.
- Figure 1.4 shows a modern thyristor encapsulated in a presspack housing and Figure 1.5 illustrates a typical interdigitated gate geometry in a high-power thyristor; the black areas indicate silicon ( Si0₂ ) and the white areas the Al metallisation.1998, J. Arrillaga, High Voltage Direct Current Transmission, page 6
- For current Si IGBTs, there are two basic package types—the first is a standard attached die, wire bond package utilizing soft-solder and wire-bonds as contacts, while the second is the presspack, which employs dry-pressed contacts for both electrical and thermal paths.2000, S. J. Pearton, F. Ren, A. P. Zhang, G. Dang, X. A. Cao, K. P. Lee, H. Cho, B.P. Gila, J.W. Johnson, C. Monier, C. R. Abernathy, J. Han, A. G. Baca, J.-I. Chyi, C.-M. Lee, T.-E. Nee, C.-C. Chuo...

presspack (third-person singular simple present presspacks, present participle presspacking, simple past and past participle presspacked)

(transitive) To pack, or prepare for packing, by means of a press.
- One broker states that a considerable quantity of wool for export is now presspacked, jute canvas and iron hoops similar to those used on South American bales being employed.1915 June, Robert P. Skinner, “Wool Bales and Prices in England”, in National Wool Grower, volume 5, page 55
- Newspapaers are usually packed for this market in bales of 280 pounds each, although consignments of 200 and 560 pounds are also received, each bale presspacked, wrapped in burlap, and bound with four iron hoops.1925, United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Paper and Paper Products in China, page 14

presspack (plural presspacks)

A collection of promotional materials that is made available to members of the press.
- The great majority called at the Information Division and were briefed and provided with background information and 'presspacks'.1981, Malta. Information Division, Reports on the Working of Government Departments for the .Year, page 7
- The information for this paragraph was derived from Tara TV's presspack, marketing surveys and promotional material kindly supplied by Cathal O'Doherty at Tara TV, London, interviewed by author on 12 October 1998.2000, Lance Pettitt, Screening Ireland: Film and Television Representation, page 161
A group of journalists who are covering an event.
- Kamau barked at the officer in Kikuyu, instructing him to be more careful, but the presspack, seeing Vanna fall, started shouting and running towards the house.1993, Sara J. Cameron, Natural Enemies, page 30
- We were out of the studios, slipping away from a presspack and some buzzing publicists, and heading down Festive Street to Wagtail Park.2009, Cornelius Kane, The Unscratchables, page 163

Vacuum drying cabinet for evacuating and pre-drying of the presspacks of copper coated sheets or laminates, complete with accessories.1982, India. Ministry of Finance, National Budget, page 77:
South Korea currently bans packaging that is presspacked, coated, or shrink-wrapped in PVC.2010, Kit L. Yam, The Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology, page 415:

Noun
plural	presspacks
Verb
third-person singular present	presspacks
present participle	presspacking
past participle	presspacked
past	presspacked

From press + pack, where press refers to a device that applies pressure.

From press + pack, where press refers to the domain of journalism.

What does presspack mean?: Presspack means any of various types of packaging that are sealed using a mechanical press.
How do you use presspack in a sentence?: Vacuum drying cabinet for evacuating and pre-drying of the presspacks of copper coated sheets or laminates, complete with accessories.
What part of speech is presspack?: Presspack can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of presspack?: The plural of presspack is presspacks.

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