The process of converting cargo into standard-sized containers for shipping and transport, or reorganizing something into container units.
From 'container' (from Latin 'continere,' to hold together) plus '-ize' (to make or cause) plus '-ing' (present participle). A 20th-century industrial term describing modern cargo standardization.
Containerizing revolutionized shipping in the 1950s—suddenly cargo could be moved seamlessly from truck to ship to train without being unpacked, cutting costs and time dramatically!
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