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Someone who contains; something that contains.

(Q987767) An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.

(Q1180158) (transportation) A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.

{{rfv-sense|en}} (by extension) Someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.

(computing)

# (Q167772) (file format) A file format that can hold various types of data.

# (object-oriented programming) An abstract data type whose instances are collections of other objects.

# (GUI) Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.

# (Java programming language) A {{w|web container}}.

# (application container) (cloud computing) A bundle consisting of operating system, application code and dependencies to be run sandboxed inside a virtualized environment; (by extension) the environment itself.

(crosswording) A type of cryptic device where one word is inserted into another.