containerization

The process of containerizing; the use of containers in shipping and transport, especially shipping containers.

Noun

  1. The process of containerizing; the use of containers in shipping and transport, especially shipping containers.
    • Again, because containerisation had yet to arrive, we loaded and unloaded the lot by hand. - 2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 79:
  2. Software virtualization at the level of the operating system.
    • These cloud deployments become simple due to well-defined and matured cloud technologies such as containerization, virtual infrastructure, orchestration, CI/CD, etc. - 2022, Pethuru Raj, Anupama C. Raman, Harihara...

Origin

Etymology tree English container Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English containerization From container + -ization.

Forms

containerizations containerisation

Related

containerize containerload container ship break-bulk intermodal transloading transshipment