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The Glossary of Packaging Terms is an electronic version of the Glossary of Packaging Terms for Developing Countries which has been published in 1997 by the ITC. This Web-based glossary, just like the paper printed original version, is the property of ITC.
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The designations employed and the presentation of material in this glossary do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitaiton of its frontiers or boundaries.

The present version of this glossary will be updated with new terms and definitions as well as new illustrations. Suggestions regarding the content are welcome.

While largely accepted, the terms and definitions given in the Glossary are not an authority in the area of packaging. ITC is not responsible of the use of those terms and definitions.

Bien que largement acceptés, les termes et définitions contenus dans le glossaire ne font pas autorité dans le domaine de l'emballage. Le CCI n'est pas responsable de l'usage qui est fait de ces termes et définitions.

Aunque en gran parte aceptadas, los términos y definiciones dadas en el Glosario no son una autoridad en el campo de embalaje. El CCI no es responsable del uso de dichos términos y definiciones.

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- Select the language you are interested in. The default language is English
- By clicking on the language, you can sort the terms alphabetically (ascending or descending)
- The alphabet at the top of the page is to be used for filtering the terms according to their first letter
- 25 results are displayed by page, you can navigate forth and back with the next, previous and pages links
- At the top of each column is a search field. Type a word and click "OK" (pressing "Enter" will not work)

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- To display the illustrations associated with the terms, tick the "Show Image Column" box (top right)
- You can cancel all the sorting and filtering at any time by clicking the "Reset ALL" button
- Print the results of you research / filtering by clicking on the "Printable version" link. Attention: the more terms, the more time it will take to generate the printable page.

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