blister pack

blister pack
a package consisting of a clear plastic overlay affixed to a cardboard backing for protecting and displaying a product: a blister pack of four flashlight batteries. Also called blister package, bubble card, bubble pack.
[1950-55; from the shape of the plastic]

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