containerization: Meaning and Definition of

con•tain•er•i•za•tion

Pronunciation: (kun-tā"nur-u-zā'shun), [key]
— n. Transp.
  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. Cf. break-bulk (def. 1).
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