containerization

American  

[kuhn-tey-ner-uh-zey-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.

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Etymology

Origin of containerization

First recorded in 1955–60; containerize + -ation

Example Sentences

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containerization

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

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

Its impact is rivaling that of containerization, which eliminated most manual sorting and warehousing on docks after World War II.

From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2016