Containment

[kən'teɪnm(ə)nt] or [kən'tenmənt]

Definition

(noun.) the act of containing; keeping something from spreading; 'the containment of the AIDS epidemic'; 'the containment of the rebellion'.

(noun.) (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor.

(noun.) a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully; 'containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975'.

Checker: Melva--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) That which is contained; the extent; the substance.

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