containerization
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of containerization
First recorded in 1955–60; containerize + -ation
Example Sentences
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Crunchiness and containerization offer a retreat into aesthetics, as well as a rubric for manifesting safety and security in an insecure time.
From Slate • Mar. 15, 2025
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
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
All this began to change with containerization, as goods were no longer shipped loose but packed into containers that stacked efficiently, and transferred easily between ships and trucks and trains.
From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2017
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