containment

== English == === Etymology === From contain + -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kənˈteɪnmənt/ === Noun === containment (countable and uncountable, plural containments) (uncountable) The state of being contained. (uncountable, countable) The state of containing. (obsolete, uncountable, countable) Something contained. (uncountable, countable) 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. Coordinate terms: rollback, regime change, détente (countable) A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant. (countable, mathematics) An inclusion. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === containment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia