container

IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/Container

Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/core/Core/

SubClass Of: material artifact

Class Hierarchy

owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:independent continuant › bfo:material entity › bfo:object › material artifact › container

Direct subclasses:

• bioreactor vessel
• flask
• freight container
• rocker bag
• trailer
• vial
• wagon

Definition

material artifact designed to hold one or more material entities within a bounded interior, cavity, surface-delimited area, or contained site

Semi-Formal Definition:

every instance of ‘container’ is exactly an instance of ‘material artifact’ that ‘has function’ some ‘material containment function’

Examples

• ISO 20-foot freight container; ISO 40-foot freight container; high-cube container; refrigerated container (reefer); open-top container; flat-rack container; tank container; dry-cargo container; bulk container; pallet-wide container; double-door container; ventilated container; insulated container; reusable transport tote; intermediate bulk container; grain silo; warehouse bin; stainless-steel process tank; single-use bioprocess bag; bioreactor vessel; cell-culture flask; media bottle; cryogenic vial; beaker

Formal Axioms

First-Order Logic Definition

Container(x) ↔ MaterialArtifact(x) ∧ ∃f(MaterialContainmentFunction(f) ∧ hasFunction(x,f))

Description Logic

constr:Container ≡ constr:MaterialArtifact ⊓ ∃ constr:hasFunction .constr:MaterialContainmentFunction

constr:Container ⊑ constr:MaterialArtifact

EquivalentTo: constr:MaterialArtifact and constr:hasFunction some constr:MaterialContainmentFunction

SubClassOf: constr:MaterialArtifact

Provenance

• Moved from SupplyChain (https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/supplychain/SupplyChain/) on 2026-07-17T12:41:00