Unpacker
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Unpacker is a noun meaning One who, or that which, unpacks.
Meaning
One who, or that which, unpacks.
More Meanings
- (computing) A software program that decompresses code or data.
Example Sentences
One great advantage of professional unpacking is that the unpackers take away all the wrapping and cartons […]
All packed malware consists of the unpacker code and packed data, which typically look like random data. The benefit of packed malware, from a malicious author's point of view, is that it cannot be analyzed until it is properly unpacked.
Word Forms
- unpackers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unpackager, unwrapper, unbundler, repacker, unloader, unraveler.
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