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container(1) Software that acts as a parent program to hold and execute a set of commands or to run other software routines. container a. a large cargo-carrying standard-sized container that can be loaded from one mode of transport to another b. (as modifier): a container port container [kən′tā·nər] (industrial engineering) A portable compartment of standard, uniform size, used to hold cargo for air, sea, or ground transport. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Oh, monsieur, it is one of the axioms of mathematics that the container must be greater than the contained. Meriem seized the receptacle as the possible container of extra ammunition. Hastily he gathered up the precious gems and returned them to their container, while Mugambi, assuming an air of indifference, strolled down to the river for his bath. |
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