Recanning

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. The process of removing contents from a container and placing them into a new can for preservation or repackaging
2. The act of transferring food or other products from one can to another to ensure freshness or prevent spoilage
3. Re-sealing goods by placing them into fresh cans, typically to extend shelf life or improve packaging quality

Etymology: "Re-" is the ordinary prefix meaning "again" or "back," as in "rewrite" or "reheat." Attached to "canning," the process of sealing food in airtight containers, it gives a plain description: putting goods into fresh cans. Its history is transparent rather than dramatic. The root is "can," a container, and the verb "to can" grew from the practice of preserving food in sealed vessels. The method was pioneered by the French confectioner Nicolas Appert, who first preserved food in sealed glass jars before metal cans came into use.

Synonyms: repackaging, reboxing, recontainerizing, resealing, refilling