Packer 5419478 223414598 2008-07-03T23:45:15Z Marc Mongenet 64976 /* See also */ [[fr:Packer]] <!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------> <!-- MoS:Disambiguation - prefer ONE LINK per entry, short descriptions. --> <!-- Avoid piping, external links, and red links with little article potential --> <!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------> {{wiktionary|packer}} {{wikibooks|Packing & Moving Household Goods}} '''Packer''' may refer to: ==People== *Sir [[Herbert Annesley Packer]], a British officer in the Royal Navy *Sir [[Frank Packer]], father of Kerry Packer *[[Kerry Packer]], Australian billionaire and media magnate *[[James Packer]], billionaire, son of Kerry Packer *[[J. I. Packer]], theologian *[[Alferd Packer]], cannibal *[[George Packer]], American journalist and novelist *[[Boyd K. Packer]], President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints *[[Richard Packer]], British Transport Icon famous for catchphrase "Sock it to Him!" *[[Douglas Ricardo Packer]], footballer with Juventus F.C. ==Sports teams== *[[Green Bay Packers]], an American football team in Green Bay, Wisconsin *[[Anderson Packers]], a former professional basketball team that played for Anderson, Indiana in 3 different leagues, from 1946 to 1951 *[[Chicago Packers]], the former name of the NBA team the Washington Wizards, when they played in Chicago, Illinois for the 1961-62 NBA season *[[Kansas City Packers]], a Federal League baseball team from 1914 to 1915 ==Occupations== *A [[pack train]] operator (eg [[outfitter]]) *A [[meat packer]] *A household goods packer for moving; see [[moving company]] ==Other uses== *A packer is a phallic object worn to simulate male genitals; see [[packing (phallus)]] *The [[Packer Collegiate Institute]] *a [[runtime packer]] is a component used to reduce executable sizes. The most common one is UPX (other famouse ones are Aspack, Armadillo, FSG...). However, packers are sometimes used in [[malware]] to evade detection, like Morphine. == See also == * [[Packing]] * [[Pack]] {{disambig}} [[fr:Packer]]