container

con·tain·er

a thing that contains or can contain something; box, crate, can, jar, etc.
a huge, standardized metal container for use in containerization

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container

noun

A receptacle, such as a carton, can, or jar, in which material is held or carried.
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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Noun

(plural containers)

An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods (also cargo container).
(by extension) someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.
(computing) A file format that can hold various types of data.
(computing, graphical user interface) Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.

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contain + -er

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container - Computer Definition

(1) Any data structure that holds one or more different types of data. See metafile and OLE.

(2) A server virtualization architecture that enables multiple applications and services to run in their own isolated partitions. See OS virtualization.

(3) A multimedia file format that contains digital audio and video data streams that have been compressed with different algorithms (codecs). The container may also hold images, subtitles and other meta-data. See codec, metadata, Matroska, MPEG, AVI and QuickTime.

(4) Software that acts as a parent program to hold and execute a set of commands or to run other software routines.

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