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📦 To pack in containers 💻 To package software
to containerize

to containerize

7.3
To put a program and its files into a container so it runs the same on different computers
  • verb
  • /kənˈteɪnərˌaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : contenedizar
  • The startup began containerizing services during testing to ensure consistent behavior on developers' machines.

Examples

  • We need to containerize this application for deployment.

  • After they containerized the app, rolling updates became faster and resource use was easier to manage.

  • The team decided to containerize the microservices architecture to streamline deployment across cloud environments.

  • The team containerized the service last week.

  • The developers worked hard to containerize the application for better deployment across various platforms.

  • To ensure compatibility, we need to containerize this service before moving it to the cloud.

  • They decided to containerize the software to avoid conflicts with different operating systems.

How Portable

to containerize
  • Specialized
7.3
to virtualize
  • Specialized
2 7.2
package
  • Specialized
227 4.2
to archive
30 3.9

Surface Forms

containerize infinitive
containerized past
containerized past participle
containerizing present participle
containerizes third person singular

Morphology

containerize = container (semi-transparent) = container + ize

Morphologically it is a straightforward formation from 'container' + '-ize' (to make or put into a container).

Etymology

Containerize comes from container ('something that holds') and the suffix -ize ('to make' or 'to put into'). So in computing, to containerize an app is to pack the app and its environment into a 'container' so it runs the same on different computers.