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   Con·tain·er

   /kənˈtānər/

   

   noun

   • 1. an object that can be used to hold or transport something: "a microwaveable glass container"
   • ▪ a large metal box of a standard design and size used for the transportation of goods by road, rail, sea, or air: "a container ship"
   • 2. a discrete environment set up within an operating system in which one or more applications may be run, typically assigned only those resources necessary for the application to function correctly: "more containers can run on a server than traditional virtual machines"

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