Lunchbox vs Container - What's the difference?
lunchbox | container |
A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.
(slang) A person or object constantly at one's side (in the manner of a lunchbox).
(British slang) The male genitals when enclosed in clothing.
(Asia) A to-go lunch packaged in a disposable box.
(computing, slang) A luggable; an early laptop computer, usually a unit with a handle and a fold-out keyboard.
* 1988 , PC Mag (volume 7, number 17, 11 October 1988, page 93)
* 2004 , Scott Mueller, Upgrading and Repairing Laptops (page 20)
An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods (also cargo container).
(by extension) someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.
(computing) A file format that can hold various types of data.
* 2011 , Cory Altheide, Harlan Carvey, Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools (page 187)
(computing, GUI) Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.
As nouns the difference between lunchbox and container
is that lunchbox is a container for transporting meals, especially lunch while container is a big container made of metal.lunchbox
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Alternative forms
* lunch boxNoun
(es)- You'll find a mix among clamshell laptops for strong laps, lunchboxes , and sewing-machine configurations; the latter two designs typically have detachable keyboards.
- The performance difference between desktops and lunchboxes was practically nil.
Synonyms
* (container for transporting meals) lunch pail (US ), bento box * (sense, person or thing at one's side) sidekick * (male genitals enclosed in clothing) basket (US ), packet, packagecontainer
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Noun
(en noun)- As the MP4 container can store audio, video, or both, the M4A naming and file extension is used to hint that this MP4 container holds solely audio information.
