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container

container

14 4.1
A package that holds a computer program and what it needs to run
  • noun
  • /kənˈteɪnər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : contenedor (informática)
  • Using a container simplifies the development process by ensuring that software runs the same in any environment.
  • a sealed container
  • container entry
  • container size

Examples

  • Each container must be configured with the necessary libraries to support the applications they hold.

  • The process consists of two containers: a process container and an internal container.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Figure 3 shows the possible links between containers and other types of objects.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Any other object is deallocated once there is no path to it from the root container.

    Academic text (2011)
  • When allocating an object, a thread must specify the container into which to place the object.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A directory is a container with a special directory segment mapping file names to object IDs.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The recorded audio can be saved in .wav or .mp3 format inside the .wav container.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The HiStar file system uses segments and containers to implement files and directories, respectively.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In computing, a container allows developers to package applications and their dependencies for consistent deployment.

Compounds

A plastic box for keeping or carrying things

A large metal box used to carry goods on ships, trains, or trucks

A large ship that carries many shipping containers

container vessel
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A large ship that carries many shipping containers across the sea

A small metal or plastic can that holds liquid under pressure and sprays it as a fine mist

airless container
  • Specialized
5.6

A sealed container with no air inside that keeps things fresh

How Isolated

dedicated file server
  • Specialized
5.1
virtualization
  • Specialized
7 5.9
container
  • Specialized
14 4.1
to process
388 3.0

Surface Forms

container singular
containers plural

Morphology

container = contain (semi-transparent) = contain + er

Morphologically regular (contain + -er) but the computing sense is a specialized, metaphorical extension that may not be obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Container keeps the same root tenere 'to hold' in computing too; it is a package that 'holds' an application and all the small parts it needs so the app runs the same on any computer.