containerization

noun

con·​tain·​er·​i·​za·​tion kən-ˌtā-nə-rə-ˈzā-shən 

-nər-ə-

: a shipping method in which a large amount of material (such as merchandise) is packaged into large standardized containers

Examples of containerization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Because containerization allows software application development engineers to create single units of computing power that can be deployed independently, there is typically a price to pay for that flexibility and freedom. —Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

Approaches such as virtualization and containerization can help to make workloads leaner and reduce physical server footprint. —Ivo Ivanov, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025

Goodbye monolithic workloads, hello edge orchestration The landscape is poised for a shift away from isolated monolithic workloads towards end-to-end full-stack edge solutions designed to support a new era of alternative virtualization and containerization requirements for AI workloads. —Pierluca Chiodelli, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025

The result will be a shift toward lightweight virtualization and containerization platforms that scale to meet the demands of edge deployments. —Pierluca Chiodelli, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for containerization

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization