Used in a Sentence

contained

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for contained.

Editorial note

If you don't have self-contained, loosely coupled algorithmic modules to test, unit tests aren't helpful.

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Quick take

Restricted in space.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of contained gathered in one view.

adjective

Restricted in space.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for contained.

Example sentences

1

If you don't have self-contained, loosely coupled algorithmic modules to test, unit tests aren't helpful.

2

At one point, NSA intercepted a communication from Mitsubishi that contained President's Daily Brief.

3

No, I reply, I claimed that it contained all of the positive integers, not only the positive integers.

4

Our examination involved detailed accounts of more than 12,000 police homicides stretching from 1980 to 2012 contained in the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Report.

5

Understanding C++ just by reading standard seems almost impossible, as most of commentary and useful discussion is contained elsewhere: in proposals and defect reports.

6

She asked me what all of those gigantic blocks of buildings contained.

7

They would have to physically break into whatever location contained the keys, and then circumvent any encryption-in-rest that you had wrapping those private keys.

8

Did that sentence above offend anyone because it contained the word retard?

9

Any vessel unable to withstand the extreme pressure will rupture, and then anything contained within it will move to the point dictated by its density.

10

Whose job was it to ensure the DB contained clean data?

11

Any toxins would be contained by the immense pressure.

12

The openssl license has always contained an advertising clause.

Quote examples

1

Grave “A” contained the skeleton of the Rev.

2

But then you ask it, "Do you contain negative one?" and the box answers "Yes." And now you protest: I claimed that the box contained only positive integers.

3

IA64 had wide "bundles" for superscalar issue, but it explicitly avoided exposing the individual instructions as "ports" and instead had a more flexible setup where, really, the bundles contained "just a bunch of independent instructions".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use contained in a sentence?

If you don't have self-contained, loosely coupled algorithmic modules to test, unit tests aren't helpful.

What does contained mean?

Restricted in space.

What part of speech is contained?

contained is commonly used as adjective.