packaging

1 of 2

noun

1

: an act or instance of packaging something or someone: such as

a

: the enclosing of something in a container or covering

… damage caused by static charge during packaging, storing, and shipping.

—Chemical & Engineering News

b

: the presentation of something or someone to the public in a way that is designed to be attractive or appealing

This is public relations: the packaging of ideas, the execution of them, and the media coverage surrounding them.

—Robert Z. Chew

2

: material used to enclose or contain something

… the flashy packaging popularized by mass merchants.

—Jan Stafford

also : a covering wrapper or container : package entry 1 sense 3

the manufacture of food packagings

packaging

2 of 2

present participle of package entry 2

Examples of packaging in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The board games are still in their packaging, and there’s no need for extra chairs. — Erica Garza, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

But the packaging also kept us out of the guts of our own gadgets. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

Announced on October 21 at NVIDIA GTC Berlin, the project aims to automate a material-handling task that remains challenging for conventional industrial robots because component shapes, packaging, and positions vary. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Keep paper, packaging, wooden utensils, and other combustible materials away from the stovetop, and double-check that all burners are off when you’re finished. — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 29 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

from gerund of package entry 2

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1