Container

Container may refer to:

Packaging used to contain, store, and transport products, such as boxes, bottles, cans, etc. Packaging is the science art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution storage sale and use Elaborate wood box Tom TanakaJPG|thumb|An elaborate wooden box]] Box describes a variety of containers and receptacles A bottle is a container with a neck that is narrower than the body and a "mouth
- See Category:Containers for a more complete list
a large shipping container, used for Intermodal freight transport (see: containerization)
Intermediate bulk container for shipping bulk quantities
food containers, such as Tupperware and Rubbermaid brands (see: food storage)
a skydiving container, which stores the parachute on a skydiving rig

In entertainment:

Container (film), a 2006 film by Lukas Moodysson
Container (board game), a board game published in 2007

In computing:

Container format, a special class of computer file used for audio/video data
Container (data structure), an abstract data type in computer programming
Web container, implements the web component contract of the J2EE architecture

Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in a container or Vehicle, using multiple modes of Transportation ( Containerization (or containerisation) is a system of Intermodal freight transport Cargo Transport using standard ISO containers An Intermediate bulk container ( IBC) is a container used for transport and storage of fluids and bulk materials Food storage is both a traditional domestic skill and is important industrially Parachuting, also known as skydiving is where a person jumps from enough height so that he can deploy a fabric Parachute and land safely Container is a Swedish film by Lukas Moodysson. It was first shown at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 10 2006. Container is a Board game for 3 to 5 players published in 2007 by Valley Games Inc A container format is a computer file format that can contain various types of data compressed by means of standardized audio/video codecs. In Computer science, a container is a class, a Data structure, or an Abstract data type (ADT whose instances are collections of other objects In Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition, a web container "implements the web component contract of the J2EE architecture".

Dictionary

-noun

An item in which objects or materials can be stored or transported.
A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods (also cargo container).

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