container

IPA: kʌntˈeɪnɝ

Someone who contains; something that contains.
An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
(transport) 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.
(computing)
(file format) A file format that can hold various types of data.
(object-oriented programming) An abstract data type whose instances are collections of other objects.
(graphical user interface) Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.
(Java programming language) A web container.
(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.

Examples of "container" in Sentences

In some cases, the refund percentage is greater for unopened containers.
Commercially, makgeolli is most commonly available in aseptic box containers.
This is not the case when using the TIFF as a container holding compressed JPEG.