container
nounUK /kənˈteɪnə/
US /kənˈteɪnər/
A container is a thing you put other things inside.
She poured the juice into a plastic container.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A large metal box used for transporting goods by ship, train, or truck.
The ship was loaded with hundreds of shipping containers.
3. In computing, a lightweight package that holds an application and everything it needs to run.
The developers deployed the app inside a container.
4. A person or thing that holds or controls something.
The museum is a container of local history.