English
container
Etymology

From Middle English conteyner, equivalent to contain + -er.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /kənˈteɪnə/
  • (America) IPA: /kənˈteɪnɚ/
Noun

container (plural containers)

  1. Someone who contains; something that contains.
  2. An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
    Synonyms: Thesaurus:container
  3. (transportation) A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.
    Synonyms: cargo container, shipping container
  4. (by extension) Someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.
  5. (computing)
    1. (file format) A file format that can hold various types of data.
      Synonyms: container format
    2. (object-oriented programming) An abstract data type whose instances are collections of other objects.
    3. (GUI) Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.
    4. (Java programming language) A web container.
    5. (cloud computing) A bundle consisting of operating system, application code and dependencies to be run sandboxed inside a virtualized environment; (by extension) the environment itself.
      Synonyms: software container
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