Container (noun)

1. A receptacle for holding something, such as a box, bottle, or can.
2. A large metal box in which freight is shipped by sea or road.
3. A virtual or physical environment in which a software program runs.

Origin:

From middle english containour, from old french contenour, from latin continēns, present participle of contineō ("hold together"), from con- ("together") + teneō ("hold").

Examples:

1. He put the cookies in a container.
2. She stored her jewelry in a container.
3. The container ship carried thousands of containers.
4. The software runs in a container on the server.
5. The truck was carrying a container of hazardous waste.