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container

/kənˈteɪnə/

noun

Meaning

  • Someone who contains; something that contains.

  • An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.

  • A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.

  • (by extension) Someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.

  • A file format that can hold various types of data.

  • An abstract data type whose instances are collections of other objects.

  • Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.

Synonyms

cargo container