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containerization

American  
[kuhn-tay-ner-uh-zay-shuhn] / kənˌteɪ nər əˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

Transportation.
  1. a method of shipping freight in relatively uniform, sealed, movable containers whose contents do not have to be unloaded at each point of transfer.


Etymology

Origin of containerization

First recorded in 1955–60; containerize + -ation


Example Sentences

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And maybe containerization is too much to ask.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2023

As the city experiments with containerization, expands organics collection and how commercial waste is removed, an interim step is needed, said Sandy Nurse, a council member from Brooklyn who is chair of the sanitation committee.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2022

But the Motor Carrier Act of 1980, combined with containerization, upended this system, effectively converting most port drivers into freelancers.

From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2021

Much of this, as cited by Roper, is made possible through what’s called application containerization; it is defined as an operating system-level “virtualization method used to deploy and run distributed applications,” according to Techtarget.com.

From Fox News ● Jun. 2, 2020

Another economic change that all the world’s dock workers had to contend with was containerization.

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2019

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