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SACK [1 record]

Record 1 2000-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Paper
DEF

... a packaging make of paper, plastics film or any woven material to be closed by means such as stitching, gluing or heat-sealing or by a valve.

OBS

Inner and outer receptacles are frequently distinguished by restricting the term "sack" to an outer receptacle and the term "bag" to an inner receptacle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en papier
DEF

[...] emballage en papier, en film de matière plastique ou en un autre matériau tissé et devant être fermé par couture, collage, soudure à chaud ou par une valve.

OBS

En anglais, on emploie souvent le mot «sack» pour désigner un récipient extérieur et le mot «bag» pour un récipient intérieur lorsqu'on veut faire une distinction.

Spanish

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