(1) In CoOperative Development Environment/400, a system object that contains and organizes source files. An i5/OS library or an MVS-partitioned data set are examples of a container.
(2) A software object that holds or organizes other software objects or entities.
(3) A data storage location: for example, a file, directory, or device. See also table space.
(4) An entity that provides life-cycle management, security, deployment, and runtime services to components. (Sun) See also resource adapter, connector.
(5) A column or row that is used to arrange the layout of a portlet or other container on a page.
(6) An instance that exists to contain other instances, and that provides operations to access or iterate its contents; for example, arrays, lists, or sets.
(7) In a virtual tape server (VTS), a receptacle in which one or more exported logical volumes (LVOLs) can be stored. A stacked volume containing one or more LVOLs and residing outside a VTS library is considered to be the container for those volumes. See also stacked volume.
(8) A group of stages and links in a job design.