Docker

/ˈdɑːkər/ noun

A person who loads and unloads cargo from ships at a dock, or a software platform that lets computer programs run consistently anywhere.

From 'dock' (the waterfront area where ships are loaded). The modern computing meaning (Docker software) uses the metaphor of containers being moved, like in shipping.

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