presspacks

Noun (1)

presspack (plural presspacks)

1. 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
2. (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

Noun (2)

presspack (plural presspacks)

1. 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
2. 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

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