containment
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[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
containment (uncountable)
- the act of containing or something contained
- a policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War
- a physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
- (mathematics) an inclusion
[edit] See also
Containment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
