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When did 'unpack' become a word that almost everyone says now? How did it get packed and why do I need to unpack it?
- March 2, 2020
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2. carlsson
  
  I thought the word was uncrunch, as in "After space, wait for a long uncrunch" in those C64 cracker intros.
  
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3. Cafeman
  
  I have never heard unpack get used as an annoying business buzzword. So I googled it and found complaints about it's use going back years. 2016 article, for example. I think of it as a vacation or moving task, or concerning compressed data. There is one female manager I know who tends to throw around buzzwords, I should pay attention more and see if she uses unpack along will drill down and "agile". Now that I'm over 50, I'm not too agile.
  
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4. GoldenWheels
  
  There has been "unpacking of the invisible knapsack" as a concept since 1988. I can't say much positive or non-political about the concept, but, I bet that's where "unpacking" got started, as that is where a lot of nonsense gets started: by professors on college campuses.
  
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