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Container
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<p>A container is any receptacle or enclosure for holding a product used in storage, <a href="/facts/Packaging/QGRXJLjq">packaging</a>, and <a href="/facts/Transportation/npstdhvc">transportation</a>, including <a href="/facts/Shipping/0wYezNsU">shipping</a>. Things kept inside of a container are protected on several sides by being inside of its structure. The term is most frequently applied to devices made from materials that are <a href="/facts/Durable_good/u3QvzW47">durable</a> and are often partly or completely <a href="/facts/Stiffness/xlabLkfT">rigid</a>. </p><p>A container can also be considered as a basic <a href="/facts/Tool/KhhEHz1I">tool</a>, consisting of any device creating a partially or fully enclosed space that can be used to contain, store, and transport objects or materials. </p>