flat-pack

flat-pack ▶noun 1 [ often as modifier ] Brit. a piece of furniture or other equipment that is sold in pieces packed flat in a box for easy transport and is assembled by the buyer: a flat-pack bookcase. 2 Electronics a package for an integrated circuit consisting of a rectangular sealed unit with a number of horizontal metal pins protruding from its sides. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. flat-packed ) pack (a self-assembly item ) flat in a box: this workstation is provided flat-packed.