Definition of containment Containment

/kʌntejˈnmʌnt/ - [kunteynmunt] - con•tain•ment

We found 10 definitions of containment from 5 different sources.

What does containment mean?

Noun Plural: containments
containment - the act of containing; keeping something from spreading; "the containment of the AIDS epidemic"; "the containment of the rebellion"
		restraint the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"
containment - (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
		system instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"
containment - 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"
		policy a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"

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containment (Noun)
The act of containing or something contained.
containment (Noun)
A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War .
containment (Noun)
A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
containment (Noun)
An inclusion.