containerization

[ kuhn-tey-ner-uh-zey-shuhn ]

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noun

, Transportation.

a method of shipping freight in relatively uniform, sealed, movable containers whose contents do not have to be unloaded at each point of transfer. Compare break bulk ( def 1 ).

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Word History and Origins

Origin of containerization¹

First recorded in 1955–60; containerize + -ation

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Example Sentences

Composable infrastructure relies on containerization—packaging software individually with just its required OS components—and allows IT to make large and small changes quickly and easily across a common architecture.

From MIT Technology Review

We are more than seven years into the notion of modern containerization, and it still requires a complex set of tools and a high level of knowledge on how containers work.

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