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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8" title="قاب – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="قاب" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0_(%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%9E%D0%BA%D0%B0)" title="Тара (упакоўка) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Тара (упакоўка)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recipient" title="Recipient – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Recipient" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0_(%D1%87%C4%95%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BC,_%D1%88%C4%83%D0%BD%C4%83%C3%A7%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%C4%83%D1%88)" title="Тара (чĕркем, шăнăçтарăш) – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Тара (чĕркем, шăнăçтарăш)" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A1doba" title="Nádoba – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Nádoba" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beholder" title="Beholder – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Beholder" data-language-autonym="Dansk" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ujo" title="Ujo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ujo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontzi" title="Ontzi – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Ontzi" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B8%D8%B1%D9%81" title="ظرف – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ظرف" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9cipient" title="Récipient – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Récipient" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B7%B8%EB%A6%87" title="그릇 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="그릇" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0_(%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8)" title="पात्र (भाजन) – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="पात्र (भाजन)" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadah" title="Wadah – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Wadah" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Receptaculo" title="Receptaculo – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Receptaculo" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xh mw-list-item"><a href="https://xh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isitya_sokuphatha" title="Isitya sokuphatha – Xhosa" lang="xh" hreflang="xh" data-title="Isitya sokuphatha" data-language-autonym="IsiXhosa" data-language-local-name="Xhosa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiXhosa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuntenidur" title="Cuntenidur – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Cuntenidur" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed%C3%A9ny" title="Edény – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Edény" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE" title="डबा – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="डबा" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%B9%E5%99%A8" title="容器 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="容器" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il%C3%A5t" title="Ilåt – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Ilåt" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recipiente" title="Recipiente – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Recipiente" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recipient" title="Recipient – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Recipient" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisina" title="Wisina – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Wisina" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0_(%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0)" title="Тара (упаковка) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Тара (упаковка)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricipienti" title="Ricipienti – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Ricipienti" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container" title="Container – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Container" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A1doba" title="Nádoba – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Nádoba" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" 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For the standardized shipping unit, see <a href="/wiki/Intermodal_container" title="Intermodal container">Intermodal container</a>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Container_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Container (disambiguation)">Container (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pots_for_sale_in_Kenya.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Pots_for_sale_in_Kenya.jpg/220px-Pots_for_sale_in_Kenya.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Pots_for_sale_in_Kenya.jpg/330px-Pots_for_sale_in_Kenya.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Pots_for_sale_in_Kenya.jpg/440px-Pots_for_sale_in_Kenya.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Simple containers made from <a href="/wiki/Gourd" title="Gourd">gourds</a> being sold for use as <a href="/wiki/Calabash" title="Calabash">calabash</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Little_world,_Aichi_prefecture_-_Main_exhibition_hall_-_Woven_basket_-_Maya_people_in_Mexico.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Little_world%2C_Aichi_prefecture_-_Main_exhibition_hall_-_Woven_basket_-_Maya_people_in_Mexico.jpg/220px-Little_world%2C_Aichi_prefecture_-_Main_exhibition_hall_-_Woven_basket_-_Maya_people_in_Mexico.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Little_world%2C_Aichi_prefecture_-_Main_exhibition_hall_-_Woven_basket_-_Maya_people_in_Mexico.jpg/330px-Little_world%2C_Aichi_prefecture_-_Main_exhibition_hall_-_Woven_basket_-_Maya_people_in_Mexico.jpg 1.5x, 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data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Corrugated_fiberboard" title="Corrugated fiberboard">corrugated fiberboard</a> box.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Railroad_car_with_container_loads.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Railroad_car_with_container_loads.jpg/220px-Railroad_car_with_container_loads.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Railroad_car_with_container_loads.jpg/330px-Railroad_car_with_container_loads.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Railroad_car_with_container_loads.jpg/440px-Railroad_car_with_container_loads.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="416" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Flatcar#Spine_car" title="Flatcar">spine car</a> with a 6 metres (20 ft) <a href="/wiki/Tank_container" title="Tank container">tank container</a> and an open-top <a href="/wiki/Intermodal_container" title="Intermodal container">intermodal shipping container</a> with canvas cover.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:8205Plastic_containers_03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/8205Plastic_containers_03.jpg/220px-8205Plastic_containers_03.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/8205Plastic_containers_03.jpg/330px-8205Plastic_containers_03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/8205Plastic_containers_03.jpg/440px-8205Plastic_containers_03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Intermediate bulk containers, commonly used in industrial settings for the handling, transport, and storage of liquids, semi-solids, pastes, or solids.</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>container</b> is any receptacle or enclosure for holding a product used in storage, <a href="/wiki/Packaging" title="Packaging">packaging</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Transportation" class="mw-redirect" title="Transportation">transportation</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Shipping" class="mw-redirect" title="Shipping">shipping</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Things kept inside of a container are protected on several sides by being inside of its structure. The term is most frequently applied to devices made from materials that are <a href="/wiki/Durable_good" title="Durable good">durable</a> and are often partly or completely <a href="/wiki/Stiffness" title="Stiffness">rigid</a>. </p><p>A container can also be considered as a basic <a href="/wiki/Tool" title="Tool">tool</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> consisting of any device creating a partially or fully enclosed space that can be used to contain, store, and transport objects or materials. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Container&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Humans have used containers for at least 100,000 years, and possibly for millions of years.<sup id="cite_ref-Gamble_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gamble-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first containers were probably invented for storing <a href="/wiki/Food" title="Food">food</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Gamble_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gamble-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> allowing early humans to preserve more of their food for a longer time, to carry it more easily, and also to protect it from other animals. The development of <a href="/wiki/Food_storage_container" title="Food storage container">food storage containers</a> was "of immense importance to the evolving human populations", and "was a totally innovative behavior" not seen in other primates.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The earliest containers were probably objects found in nature such as hollow <a href="/wiki/Gourd" title="Gourd">gourds</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of which primitive examples have been found in cultures such as those of the <a href="/wiki/Tharu_people" title="Tharu people">Tharu people</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Native_Hawaiian" class="mw-redirect" title="Native Hawaiian">native Hawaiian</a> people.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These were followed by woven <a href="/wiki/Basket" title="Basket">baskets</a>, carved <a href="/wiki/Wood" title="Wood">wood</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pottery" title="Pottery">pottery</a>. </p><p>Containers thereafter continued to develop along with related advances in human <a href="/wiki/Technology" title="Technology">technology</a>, and with the development of new materials and new means of manufacture.<sup id="cite_ref-PTS_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PTS-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Early glass bottles were produced by the <a href="/wiki/Phoenicia" title="Phoenicia">Phoenicians</a>; specimens of Phoenician <a href="/wiki/Translucent" class="mw-redirect" title="Translucent">translucent</a> and transparent glass bottles have been found in <a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rhodes" title="Rhodes">Rhodes</a> generally varying in length from three to six inches.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These Phoenician examples from the first millennium <a href="/wiki/Before_Christ" class="mw-redirect" title="Before Christ">BC</a> were thought to have been used to contain <a href="/wiki/Perfume" title="Perfume">perfume</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Rome" title="Ancient Rome">Romans</a> learned glass-making from the Phoenicians and produced many extant examples of fine glass bottles, mostly relatively small. By the beginning of the eighteenth century, sizes for retail containers such as glass bottles had become standardized for their markets.<sup id="cite_ref-Chains_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chains-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1810, Frenchman <a href="/wiki/Philippe_de_Girard" title="Philippe de Girard">Philippe de Girard</a> came to London and used British merchant <a href="/wiki/Peter_Durand" title="Peter Durand">Peter Durand</a> as an agent to patent his own idea for a process for making <a href="/wiki/Tin_can" class="mw-redirect" title="Tin can">tin cans</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The canning concept was based on experimental <a href="/wiki/Food_preservation" title="Food preservation">food preservation</a> work in glass containers the year before by the French inventor <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Appert" class="mw-redirect" title="Nicholas Appert">Nicholas Appert</a>. Durand did not pursue food canning, but, in 1812, sold his patent to two Englishmen, <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Donkin" title="Bryan Donkin">Bryan Donkin</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Hall_(canner)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Hall (canner) (page does not exist)">John Hall</a>, who refined the process and product, and set up the world's first commercial canning factory on Southwark Park Road, London. By 1813 they were producing their first tin canned goods for the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>. </p><p>For transportation of goods on a larger scale, larger containers remained a problem, as customs officials inspecting imports had to deal with a lack of standardization in this field, and because predominantly wooden containers in use well into the twentieth century were prone to leaking or breaking.<sup id="cite_ref-Chains_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chains-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The standardized steel <a href="/wiki/Shipping_container" title="Shipping container">shipping container</a> was developed in the 1950s, and quickly became ubiquitous for the large-scale transportation of commercial goods. </p><p>Towards the end of the Twentieth century, the introduction of <a href="/wiki/Computer-aided_design" title="Computer-aided design">computer-aided design</a> made it possible to design highly specialized containers and container arrangements, and also to make form-fitting labels for containers of unusual shapes.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Modern_characteristics">Modern characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Container&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Modern characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A number of considerations go into the design of modern containers: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The product characteristics that create utility for a container go beyond just providing shock and moisture protection for the contents. A well-designed container will also exhibit ease of use, that is, it is easy for the worker to open or close, to insert or extract the contents, and to handle the container in shipment. In addition, a good container will have convenient and legible labeling locations, a shape that is conducive to efficient stacking and storing, and easy recycling at the end of its useful life.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variety">Variety</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Container&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Variety"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Practical examples of containers are listed below. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ceramic" title="Ceramic">Ceramic</a> cylindrical vessels including: <ul><li>Ancient vessels, including <a href="/wiki/Amphora" title="Amphora">Amphoras</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kvevri" title="Kvevri">Kvevri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pithos" title="Pithos">Pithos</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dolium" title="Dolium">Dolium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bottle" title="Bottle">Bottles</a>, similar to a jar in being traditionally symmetrical about the axis perpendicular to its base and made of glass</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jar" title="Jar">Jars</a>, traditionally cylindrical and made of glass</li></ul></li> <li>Cylindrical vessels including: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barrel" title="Barrel">Barrels</a>, made of wooden staves bound by rope, wooden or metal hoops.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tin_can" class="mw-redirect" title="Tin can">Cans</a>, traditionally cylindrical and <a href="/wiki/Sheet_metal" title="Sheet metal">sheet-metallic</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drum_(container)" title="Drum (container)">Drums</a>, similar to a can but definitely cylindrical and not necessarily metallic</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tub_(container)" title="Tub (container)">Tub</a></li></ul></li> <li>Rectilinear vessels including: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Box" title="Box">Boxes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crate" title="Crate">Crates</a>, a box or rectilinear exoskeleton, designed for hoisting or loading</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wooden_box" title="Wooden box">Wooden boxes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trolley_and_lift_van" title="Trolley and lift van">Lift-vans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corf" title="Corf">Corf</a></li> <li>Certain <a href="/wiki/Waste_container" title="Waste container">waste containers</a></li></ul></li> <li>Flexible containers including: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bags" class="mw-redirect" title="Bags">Bags</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Shopping_bag" title="Shopping bag">shopping bags</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mail_bag" title="Mail bag">mail bags</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sick_bag" class="mw-redirect" title="Sick bag">sick bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luggage" class="mw-redirect" title="Luggage">Luggage</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Satchel" title="Satchel">satchels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Backpack" title="Backpack">backpacks</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Briefcase" title="Briefcase">briefcases</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Packet_(container)" title="Packet (container)">Packets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunny_sacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Gunny sacks">Gunny sacks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flour_sack" title="Flour sack">flour sacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallet" title="Wallet">Wallets</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shipping_container" title="Shipping container">Shipping containers</a>, including: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corrugated_box" class="mw-redirect" title="Corrugated box">Corrugated boxes</a>, made of <a href="/wiki/Corrugated_fiberboard" title="Corrugated fiberboard">corrugated fiberboard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intermodal_container" title="Intermodal container">Intermodal containers</a>, a.k.a. ship container or cargo container <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Twenty-foot_equivalent_unit" title="Twenty-foot equivalent unit">Twenty-foot equivalent units</a>, an industry standard intermodal container size</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intermediate_bulk_container" title="Intermediate bulk container">Intermediate bulk containers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unit_load_device" title="Unit load device">Unit load devices</a>, similar to a crate</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flexible_intermediate_bulk_container" title="Flexible intermediate bulk container">Flexible intermediate bulk containers</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Container&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px 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.cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSoroka,_W2008" class="citation book cs1">Soroka, W (2008). <i>Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terms</i>. Institute of Packaging Professionals. p. 51. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-930268-27-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-930268-27-2"><bdi>978-1-930268-27-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Illustrated+Glossary+of+Packaging+Terms&rft.pages=51&rft.pub=Institute+of+Packaging+Professionals&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-1-930268-27-2&rft.au=Soroka%2C+W&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AContainer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">David P. Braun, "Pots as Tools", in J. A. Moore and A. S. Keene, eds., <i>Archaeological Hammers and Theories</i> (1983), pp. 108–134.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Karen Gayle Harry, Stephanie Michelle Whittlesey, Trixi Bubemyre, <i>Pots, Potters, And Models: Archaeological Investigations at the SRI Locus of the West Branch Site, Tucson, Arizona</i> (2005), p. 283: "The perspective taken in this chapter is that ceramic containers are tools (Braun 1983) and, as a crucial part of the technological repertoire, can provide considerable information about activity organization, production technology, food-preparation and storage technology, settlement function, and economic organization".</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Gamble-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Gamble_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gamble_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Clive Gamble, <i>Origins and Revolutions: Human Identity in Earliest Prehistory</i> (2007), p. 204.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">David A. Munro, <i>A Place For Everything</i> (1968), p. 92.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Bernard Grant Campbell, <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=p-L-1BXTNLEC&q=container">Human Evolution: An Introduction to Mans Adaptations</a></i> (2009), p. 306.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Chuck Groth, <i>Exploring Package Design</i> (2005), p. 3.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Sameera Maiti, <i>The Tharu: Their Arts and Crafts</i> (2004), p. 178.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Irving Jenkins, <i>The Hawaiian Calabash</i> (1989), p. 5.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-PTS-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-PTS_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLewandowski2016" class="citation journal cs1">Lewandowski, Krzysztof (2016). 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Giles, <i>Design and Technology of Packaging Decoration for the Consumer Market</i> (2000), p. 82: "Container designers also found that shrink sleeves gave them new-found freedom to design containers that until then had been viewed as impossible to decorate".</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Anthony F. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Body_bag" title="Body bag">Body bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burn_bag" title="Burn bag">Burn bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cowboy_bedroll" title="Cowboy bedroll">Cowboy bedroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doggy_bag" class="mw-redirect" title="Doggy bag">Doggy bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dry_bag" title="Dry bag">Dry bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic_flight_bag" title="Electronic flight bag">Electronic flight bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feedbag" title="Feedbag">Feedbag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flour_sack" title="Flour sack">Flour sack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamow_bag" class="mw-redirect" title="Gamow bag">Gamow bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunny_sack" title="Gunny sack">Gunny sack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poop_bag" class="mw-redirect" title="Poop bag">Poop bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandbag" title="Sandbag">Sandbag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schult%C3%BCte" 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Product<br />packages</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_wine_closure" title="Alternative wine closure">Alternative wine closure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammunition_box" title="Ammunition box">Ammunition box</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banana_box" title="Banana box">Banana box</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beer_bottle" title="Beer bottle">Beer bottle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Box_wine" title="Box wine">Box wine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Case-ready_meat" title="Case-ready meat">Case-ready meat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coffee_bag" title="Coffee bag">Coffee bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cosmetic_packaging" title="Cosmetic packaging">Cosmetic packaging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Currency_packaging" title="Currency packaging">Currency packaging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disposable_food_packaging" title="Disposable food packaging">Disposable food packaging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drink_can" title="Drink can">Drink can</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egg_carton" title="Egg carton">Egg carton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evidence_packaging" title="Evidence packaging">Evidence packaging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_ration" title="Field ration">Field ration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flour_sack" title="Flour sack">Flour sack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foam_food_container" title="Foam food container">Foam food container</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food_packaging" title="Food packaging">Food packaging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuel_container" title="Fuel container">Fuel container</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gas_cylinder" title="Gas cylinder">Gas cylinder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glass_milk_bottle" title="Glass milk bottle">Glass milk bottle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Growler_(jug)" title="Growler (jug)">Growler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juicebox_(container)" class="mw-redirect" title="Juicebox (container)">Juicebox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Low_plastic_water_bottle" title="Low plastic water bottle">Low plastic water bottle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luxury_packaging" title="Luxury packaging">Luxury packaging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milk_bag" title="Milk bag">Milk bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Optical_disc_packaging" title="Optical disc packaging">Optical disc packaging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oyster_pail" title="Oyster pail">Oyster pail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microwave_popcorn" title="Microwave popcorn">Popcorn bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pharmaceutical_packaging" class="mw-redirect" title="Pharmaceutical packaging">Pharmaceutical packaging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plastic_milk_container" title="Plastic milk container">Plastic milk container</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purdue_Improved_Crop_Storage_bags" title="Purdue Improved Crop Storage bags">Purdue Improved Crop Storage bags</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sand_bag" class="mw-redirect" title="Sand bag">Sand bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seasonal_packaging" title="Seasonal packaging">Seasonal packaging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Self-heating_food_packaging" title="Self-heating food packaging">Self-heating food packaging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Screw_cap_(wine)" title="Screw cap (wine)">Screw cap (wine)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Single-serve_coffee_container" title="Single-serve coffee container">Single-serve coffee container</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spray_paint" title="Spray paint">Spray paint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toothpaste_pump_dispenser" title="Toothpaste pump dispenser">Toothpaste pump dispenser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dosage_form" title="Dosage form">Unit dose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_bottle" title="Water bottle">Water bottle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wine_bottle" title="Wine bottle">Wine bottle</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Containers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aerosol_spray_dispenser" title="Aerosol spray dispenser">Aerosol spray dispenser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aluminium_bottle" title="Aluminium bottle">Aluminium bottle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aluminum_can" title="Aluminum can">Aluminum can</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ampoule" title="Ampoule">Ampoule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antistatic_bag" title="Antistatic bag">Antistatic bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bag-in-box" title="Bag-in-box">Bag-in-box</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bag" title="Bag">Bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrel" title="Barrel">Barrel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biodegradable_bag" title="Biodegradable bag">Biodegradable bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blister_pack" title="Blister pack">Blister pack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boil-in-bag" title="Boil-in-bag">Boil-in-bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bottle" title="Bottle">Bottle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Box" title="Box">Box</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulk_box" title="Bulk box">Bulk box</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cage" title="Cage">Cage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Case_(goods)" title="Case (goods)">Case</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carboy" title="Carboy">Carboy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carton" title="Carton">Carton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chub_(container)" title="Chub (container)">Chub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clamshell_(container)" title="Clamshell (container)">Clamshell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corrugated_box_design" title="Corrugated box design">Corrugated box design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crate" title="Crate">Crate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disposable_cup" title="Disposable cup">Disposable cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drum_(container)" title="Drum (container)">Drum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endcap" title="Endcap">Endcap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Envelope" title="Envelope">Envelope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euro_container" title="Euro container">Euro container</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flexible_intermediate_bulk_container" title="Flexible intermediate bulk container">Flexible intermediate bulk container</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flexible_tank" title="Flexible tank">Flexible tank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folding_carton" title="Folding carton">Folding carton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glass_bottle" title="Glass bottle">Glass bottle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunny_sack" title="Gunny sack">Gunny sack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inhaler" title="Inhaler">Inhaler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Insulated_shipping_container" title="Insulated shipping container">Insulated shipping container</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intermediate_bulk_container" title="Intermediate bulk container">Intermediate bulk container</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jar" title="Jar">Jar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerrycan" title="Jerrycan">Jerrycan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jug" title="Jug">Jug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keg" title="Keg">Keg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mesh_bag" class="mw-redirect" title="Mesh bag">Mesh bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multilayered_packaging" title="Multilayered packaging">Multilayered packaging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multi-pack" title="Multi-pack">Multi-pack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Packet_(container)" title="Packet (container)">Packet (container)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padded_envelope" title="Padded envelope">Padded envelope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pail_(container)" title="Pail (container)">Pail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paper_bag" title="Paper bag">Paper bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paper_sack" class="mw-redirect" title="Paper sack">Paper sack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plastic_bag" title="Plastic bag">Plastic bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plastic_bottle" title="Plastic bottle">Plastic bottle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Retort_pouch" title="Retort pouch">Retort pouch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salvage_drum" title="Salvage drum">Salvage drum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sachet" title="Sachet">Sachet</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Water_sachet" title="Water sachet">Water sachet</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Security_bag" title="Security bag">Security bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shipping_container" title="Shipping container">Shipping container</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shipping_tube" title="Shipping tube">Shipping tube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skin_pack" title="Skin pack">Skin pack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spray_bottle" title="Spray bottle">Spray bottle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Squround" title="Squround">Squround</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stand-up_pouch" title="Stand-up pouch">Stand-up pouch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steel_and_tin_cans" title="Steel and tin cans">Steel and tin cans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tetra_Brik" title="Tetra Brik">Tetra Brik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thermal_bag" title="Thermal bag">Thermal bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tub_(container)" title="Tub (container)">Tub (container)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tube_(container)" title="Tube (container)">Tube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unit_load" title="Unit load">Unit load</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vial" title="Vial">Vial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wooden_box" title="Wooden box">Wooden box</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Materials<br />and<br />components</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adhesive" title="Adhesive">Adhesive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aluminium_foil" title="Aluminium foil">Aluminium foil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bail_handle" title="Bail handle">Bail handle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bioplastic" title="Bioplastic">Bioplastic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biodegradable_plastic" title="Biodegradable plastic">Biodegradable plastic</a></li> <li><a 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title="Desiccant">Desiccant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_seam" title="Double seam">Double seam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flip-top" title="Flip-top">Flip-top</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foam_peanut" title="Foam peanut">Foam peanut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gel_pack" class="mw-redirect" title="Gel pack">Gel pack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot-melt_adhesive" title="Hot-melt adhesive">Hot-melt adhesive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humidity_indicator_card" title="Humidity indicator card">Humidity indicator card</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kraft_paper" title="Kraft paper">Kraft paper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Label" title="Label">Label</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lid" title="Lid">Lid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linear_low-density_polyethylene" title="Linear low-density polyethylene">Linear low-density polyethylene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liquid_packaging_board" title="Liquid packaging board">Liquid packaging board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Living_hinge" title="Living 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