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containment

con·tain·ment [ kən táynmənt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. attempt to stop spread of something: action taken to restrict the spread of a hostile element such as an enemy or something undesirable such as a disease

2. control measure in nuclear reactions: the use of magnetic fields to prevent the reacting particles from touching the containing vessel's walls in a reactor

3. act or process of containing something: the act or process of being contained or of containing something

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