container

device creating a partially or fully enclosed space that can be used to contain, store, and transport objects or materials
Thing type_of_object Q987767
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container

Summary

container is a type of object[1]. container draws 921 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_object category, ranking #1,756 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • container's instance of is recorded as type of object[3].
  • container is a type of physical tool[4].
  • container is a type of storage[5].
  • container is a type of container[6].
  • container is a type of separator[7].
  • container is used for storage[8].
  • container's Commons category is recorded as Containers[9].
  • container's said to be the same as is recorded as vessel[10].
  • container comprises physical surface[11].
  • container comprises cavity[12].
  • container's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Containers[13].
  • container's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[14].
  • container's has characteristic is recorded as gross weight[15].
  • container's has characteristic is recorded as tare weight[16].
  • container's has characteristic is recorded as net weight[17].
  • container's has characteristic is recorded as volume[18].
  • container's main Wikidata property is recorded as P9813[19].
  • container's equivalent class is recorded as https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/Container[20].
  • container's different from is recorded as product container[21].
  • container's has part is recorded as container component[22].
  • container's contains is recorded as physical object[23].
  • container's P14870 is recorded as ont00000020[24].

Body

Definition and Type

container's instance of is recorded as type of object[3]. Recorded subclass of include physical tool[4], storage[5], container[6], and separator[7].

Use and Application

container is used for storage[8]. Components include physical surface[11] and cavity[12].

Why It Matters

container draws 921 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_object category, ranking #1,756 of 14).[2] container has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] container is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/Con
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/Container"
  2. 24d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14870 → ont00000020
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14870]]: ont00000020"
  3. 6w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C20305
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10381]]: C20305, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  4. 7w ago · Mullanur · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → en.hitman:Container_(Weapon_Type), superfriends:Container
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: superfriends:Container"
  5. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → containers
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: containers, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289917195|containers (#289917195)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #m"
  6. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Ökodefizit (Ecological Footprint)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q294850, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  7. 13w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of object
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q96251598]]"
  8. 18w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Factgrid item id → Košice Region
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1785845, adds FactGrid ID"
  9. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → vessel
    Contains → physical object
    Has part(s) → physical surface, cavity
    Local thumb → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 5110, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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