Any material used to protect, cushion, or brace objects for safe shipment or storage. For packing material that carries information or otherwise conveys a message about the product, use "packaging."

packing material(P,,U,English-P,D,U,N)
packing materials(,U,English-NP,AD,U,N)
material, packing(,U,English-NP,UF,U,N)
packing(,U,English-NP,UF,U,N)
Packmaterial(P,,U,German-P,D,U,N)
verpakkingsmateriaal(P,,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
ongeclassificeerde verpakking(,U,Dutch-NP,UF,U,U)
material de embalaje(P,,U,Spanish-P,D,U,N)
materiales de embalaje(,U,Spanish-NP,AD,U,N)
包裝材料(P,,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
pao chuang ts'ai liao(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
bāo zhuāng cái liào (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
bao zhuang cai liao(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

Top of the AAT hierarchies
....Materials Facet
........Materials (Hierarchy Name)
............materials (matter)
................<materials by function>
....................packing material

distinguished from....

packaging

Dutch....	Te gebruiken voor materiaal waarmee voorwerpen worden beschermd of ondersteund zodat ze veilig kunnen worden vervoerd of opgeborgen. Gebruik 'produktverpakkingen' voor verpakkingsmateriaal dat is voorzien van informatie over het product.
Spanish....	Úsese para cualquier material utilizado para proteger, amortiguar o rodear objetos para un envío o almacenamiento seguro. Para materiales de embalaje que contienen información o entregan de alguna manera un mensaje sobre el producto, use "embalaje."
Chinese (traditional)....	用來保護、減震，或者支撐物件，以便安全運送或貯存的任何材料。若指傳遞資訊，或者表達該產品訊息的包裝用材料，則稱「包裝」。

packing material............	[VP]
.................	Guldbeck, Care of Antiques (1985) IND, discussed at pp. 82-84
.................	Oxford English Dictionary (1989) Text search retrieved four references.
.................	Packing and Crating Information Network: Conference Notebook (1992) Used in sections "Materials" and "Packing and Crating."
.................	Mervin et al., Art in Transit (1991)
.................	Shelley, Care and Handling of Art Objects (1987) GLOS, Entry "Packing, storage, and transport materials;" term used in 2 other glossary entries.
.................	AATA database (1995-) 126928 checked 26 January 2012
packing materials............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
material, packing............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
packing............	[VP]
.................	Thesaurus for Museology (1990)
.................	Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1993)
Packmaterial............	[VP]
.................	Personal Communication
verpakkingsmateriaal............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
ongeclassificeerde verpakking............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
material de embalaje............	[VP]
.................	TAA database (2000-)
.................	Gagliardi, Normativas técnicas de museos (2005) 74
materiales de embalaje............	[VP]
.................	TAA database (2000-)
包裝材料............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 March 22, 2012
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AATA database (1995-) 126928 checked 26 January 2012
.................	Bureau AAT, RKD

Getty AAT: 300254740 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300254740
ASDC Union Catalog： packing material 、packing materials 、material, packing 、packing 、Packmaterial 、verpakkingsmateriaal 、ongeclassificeerde verpakking 、material de embalaje 、materiales de embalaje 、包裝材料 、pao chuang ts'ai liao 、bāo zhuāng cái liào 、bao zhuang cai liao