# package (container)

a container with stuff inside and a boundary

- Computed level: L7 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: na  ·  Arena: package

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [container](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-container.object), [stuff](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-stuff.material), [boundary](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-boundary.limit), [inside](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-inside.spatial)

**Through:** The container holds the stuff, its boundary establishes the limit, and the inside is where the stuff resides.

**Novel properties:**
- contained contents
- spatial inclusion
- bounded interior

## Examples
- The International Space Station maintains life support for six people in vacuum, shielded by aluminum hull and thermal blankets. *(engineering)*
- A sealed DNA plasmid in E. coli protects genetic code with a lipid bilayer and protein capsid. *(biology)*
- The 2020 CARES Act distributed $1,200 checks to U.S. taxpayers through IRS mail and direct deposit. *(economics)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-package.container*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-package.container.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*