container
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See also Container
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪnə(r)
Noun [edit]
container (plural containers)
- An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
- A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods (also cargo container).
- (by extension) someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.
- (computing) A file format that can hold various types of data.
- 2011, Cory Altheide, Harlan Carvey, Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools (page 187)
- As the MP4 container can store audio, video, or both, the M4A naming and file extension is used to hint that this MP4 container holds solely audio information.
- 2011, Cory Altheide, Harlan Carvey, Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools (page 187)
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:container
Translations [edit]
an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported
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a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods
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Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English container (during the 1920s).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /kɔ̃tɛnɛʁ/
Noun [edit]
container f (plural containers)
Synonyms [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Swedish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English container.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /kɔnˈtɛjnɛr/
Noun [edit]
container c
Declension [edit]
Declension of container
| singular | plural | |||
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| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | container | containern | containrar | containrarna |
| genitive | containers | containerns | containrars | containrarnas |