Container meaning

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A receptacle, such as a carton, can, or jar, in which material is held or carried.
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A large reusable receptacle that can accommodate smaller cartons or cases in a single shipment, designed for efficient handling of cargo.
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A thing that contains or can contain something; box, crate, can, jar, etc.
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A huge, standardized metal container for use in containerization.
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(1) Any data structure that holds one or more different types of data. See metafile and OLE.
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An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
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A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods (also cargo container).
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(computing, graphical user interface) Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.
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(by extension) Someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.
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(computing) A file format that can hold various types of data.
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Origin of container

Container Sentence Examples

  • It was a small metal container no larger than a matchbox.

  • The clothing was obviously quite old and now that it was out of its container, reeked of dampness and dirt.

  • Their small car didn't have room to haul the container across the prairie.

  • Alex watched her fill the container and put the lid on.

  • She pushed his crystal into the bottom of the container then strung Ashley's crystal onto the cord.

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