Dictionary Definition
container n : any object that can be used to hold
things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized
dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to
another)
User Contributed Dictionary
see Container
English
Etymology
-er containPronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪnə(r)
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).
Translations
an item in which objects or materials can be
stored or transported
a very large, typically metal, box used for
transporting goods
- Catalan: contenidor
- Croatian: kontejner
- Finnish: kontti
- French: conteneur or container
- German: Container
- Greek: κοντέινερ, εμπορευματοκιβώτιο
- Hebrew: מיכל (meikhal)
- Hungarian: konténer
- Japanese: コンテナ (kontena)
- Korean: 콘테이너 (konteineo)
- Portuguese: contêiner
- Slovene: vsebnik , kontejner
- Spanish: contenedor
French
Etymology
From container (during the 1920s).Pronunciation
- kɔ̃tɛnɛʁ
Noun
fr-noun fSynonyms
Extensive Definition
Container may refer to:
- Packaging
used to contain, store, and transport products, such as boxes, bottles, cans, etc.
- 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
container in Danish: Container
container in German: Container
(Begriffsklärung)
container in Modern Greek (1453-):
Κοντέινερ
container in French: Conteneur (homonymie)
container in Japanese: 容器
container in Norwegian: Container
container in Polish: Kontener
container in Portuguese: Container
container in Russian: Контейнер
container in Slovak: Kontajner
container in Chinese: 容器 (消歧义)