storage containers

Boxes for stuff

Storage containers are receptacles designed to hold and organize items for keeping.

The term covers everything from plastic bins and cardboard boxes to shipping containers and digital file systems.

In everyday use, storage containers typically means the stackable plastic or glass vessels people use to store food or household goods: I need to buy some storage containers for the leftovers.

Opposites
purpose/function

storage containersdisplay cases

Enclosed containers for exhibiting

display cabinets · showcases · vitrines · trophy cases · open shelving

containment vs. dispersal

storage containersdispensers

Devices that release items

distributors · spreaders · diffusers · sprayers · broadcasters

permanence/retention

storage containerswaste bins

Containers for refuse

garbage cans · recycling bins · dumpsters · incinerators · shredders

Family

container, storage

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G