containerfile
nounUK /kənˈteɪnəfaɪl/
US /kənˈteɪnərfaɪl/
A containerfile is a special list of instructions that tells a computer how to build a box for running a program.
The engineer wrote a containerfile so the app would run the same way on every computer.
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2. A file that holds or stores other files inside it.
The archive is a containerfile that bundles all the photos together.
3. A text file used by build tools to describe how to assemble a software image.
She edited the containerfile to add the latest library version.
4. Any document that serves as a wrapper for embedded content.
The containerfile includes the video and its subtitles in one package.