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.

---

Etymology

Origin of containerization

First recorded in 1955–60; containerize + -ation

Example Sentences

Before containerization, the cargo they loaded and unloaded was called “breakbulk”: individual sacks of flour and coffee, pallets of apples, beams of steel.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 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

“Like many innovations, containerization has had its detractors,” Fox writes.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2018