container

Meaning

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

Concepts

container

receptacle

vessel

box

jug

case

pot

tank

repository

package

can

tin

reservoir

bucket

jar

bin

bowl

dilly bag

chest

cistern

bottle

sack

urn

utensil

holder

pail

packet

dish

trunk

crate

tub

place

cup

tube

bundle

dishware

luggage

purse

satchel

cupboard

filing cabinet

billycan

carton

basket

tin can

ferry

vat

recipient

store

sphere

blade

main part

meat

wood

ware

jardiniere

ewer

pitcher

pack

aggregation

batch

parcel

portion

basin

vase

wrapper

balloon

lift-van

co

beaker

dispenser

packing

containers

household utensils

casket

dish ware

receiver element

capability

capacitance

capacity

capacity measure

capacity volume

capacity-head curve

content

cubic content

cubic measure

holding capacity

measure of capacity

tankage

volume

volume capacity

shell of tank

cargotainer

container case

container ship

handling container

pouch

place in

put in

sheath

nest

money-box

plastic

scoop

pod

storage tank

carrier

cylinder

roll

coolamon

location

source

churn

collection

suitcase

bottle bank

coffin

container, ferry, vessel, vat, trough, tub, manger

gearbox

flowerpot

potsherd

glass

water tank

piece of equipment

thing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈteɪnə/

Etymology

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