Containerization

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The process of containerizing; the use of containers in shipping and transport, especially shipping containers. countable, uncountable

    "Again, because containerisation had yet to arrive, we loaded and unloaded the lot by hand."

  2. 2
    Software virtualization at the level of the operating system. countable, uncountable

    "These cloud deployments become simple due to well-defined and matured cloud technologies such as containerization, virtual infrastructure, orchestration, CI/CD, etc."

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"Again, because containerisation had yet to arrive, we loaded and unloaded the lot by hand."

Etymology

From container + -ization.

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