containerization
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- noun
- /kənˌteɪnəraɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
contenedorización
- The logistics industry has greatly improved due to containerization, ensuring quicker delivery times for goods.
Examples
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Before containerization, out there in the North Pacific coastal trade, heavy weather when a piece of deck cargo broke loose or things began to shift the holds, if the ship's carpenter wasn't somebody who could tack in and jam the scantling blocks and two-by-sixes as they needed to go, and do it fast, a ship was in trouble.
Fiction book (1993) -
The trend toward specialization of ships and port facilities did not stop with containerization.
Academic text (2005) -
Globalization demands standards such as containerization to facilitate its progression.
Blog text (13) -
The idea quickly took off, resulting in the so-called containerization of the shipping industry; its introduction has since resulted in a dramatic decrease in shipping costs, an increase in efficiency, and the advent of a viable global trade market.
Blog text (11) -
Because computer-operated machines move containers directly from ship to truck or railcar, containerization diminished the need for small boats to carry goods between seagoing vessels and urban markets.
Academic text (2016) -
Using standardized containers, containerization allows companies to ship products more efficiently.
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With containerization, software applications can be deployed consistently across different environments.
Synonyms
Packing goods into single loads to make moving and storing easier
How Widespread
Surface Forms
Morphology
containerization = containerize (semi-transparent) = contain + er + ize + ation
This is a regular noun formation from containerize, and the meaning 'process of making or using containers' follows standard English morphology, though the shipping and software senses are specialized.
Etymology
Containerization starts with container (a 'box' that 'holds' things) and adds -ization ('making' or 'a process'). So containerization is the process of using standard 'boxes' to move goods, and in software it means putting a program and all it needs into one 'box' so it moves and runs the same everywhere.