Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use.

Packaging may also refer to:

Specialised packaging[edit]

• Active packaging, packaging systems to help extend shelf life, monitor freshness, display information on quality, improve safety, and improve convenience**Self-heating food packaging, active packaging with the ability to heat food contents without external heat sources or power
• Blister packaging, pre-formed plastic packaging used for small goods
• Child-resistant packaging, packaging used to reduce the risk of children ingesting hazardous materials
• Cosmetic packaging, cosmetic containers and secondary packaging of cosmetic products
• Currency packaging, forms of packing money for easy handling and counting
• Electronic packaging, enclosures and protective features in electronic devices
  • Dual in-line package, an electronic component package
  • Integrated circuit packaging, final stage in construction of an integrated circuit
    • Quilt packaging, an integrated circuit packaging
    • Wafer-level packaging, packaging an integrated circuit while still part of the wafer
• Food packaging, packaging for food
  • Disposable food packaging, comprises disposable items often found in food service
• Luxury packaging, the design, research, development, and manufacturing of packaging, displays, and for luxury brands
• Modified atmosphere packaging
• Optical disc packaging, the packaging that accompanies CDs, DVDs, and other formats of optical discs
  • Spindle (disc packaging), plastic container for packaging optical discs
• Pharmaceutical packaging, packages and the packaging processes for pharmaceutical preparations
  • Unit dose packaging
• Plain tobacco packaging, particular packaging of tobacco products
• Resealable packaging, packaging that allows the consumer or user to reseal or reclose the packaging
• Reusable packaging, packaging from durable materials and is specifically designed for multiple trips
• Shelf-ready packaging, packaging that supports the store staff in terms of the selection of the right products
• Sustainable packaging, an environmental considerations for packaging
• Tube (container), a collapsible package which can be used for viscous liquids
• Vacuum packaging, packaging that removes air from the package prior to sealing
• Video game packaging, physical storage of the contents of a PC or console game

Packaging may also refer to:

Biology[edit]

• Coronavirus packaging signal, in molecular biology
• DNA packaging
• Retroviral Psi packaging element, in molecular biology

Design and sales[edit]

• Dynamic packaging, in package holiday bookings
• Form factor (design), the size, shape, and other physical specifications of components
• Packaging engineering, topic ranging from design conceptualization to product placement
• Seasonal packaging, marketing a product by wrapping the product in a package closely related to seasons or holidays

Media[edit]

• Book packaging, publishing activity
• Movie packaging, in the film industry
• Packaging Digest, business magazine
• Packaging World, business magazine

Technology[edit]

• Packaging & Deployment, of software
• XML-binary Optimized Packaging, in XML software

Other uses[edit]

• Information packaging
• Salary packaging, Australian term for manipulation of employee benefits

See also[edit]

• Package (disambiguation)
• Packing (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles containing packaging