containment

con·tain·ment  (kn-tnmnt)

n.

1. The act or condition of containing.

2. A policy of checking the expansion or influence of a hostile power or ideology, as by the creation of strategic alliances or support of client states in areas of conflict or unrest.

3. A structure or system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive materials from a reactor.

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containment

Noun

the prevention of the spread of something harmful

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	containment - a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully; "containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975" policy - a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"
	2.	containment - (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor system - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer" natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
	3.	containment - the act of containing; keeping something from spreading; "the containment of the AIDS epidemic"; "the containment of the rebellion" restraint - the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade" ring containment - a strategy of defense in cases of bioterrorism; vaccination only of people exposed and others who are in contact with them; "ring containment is a proven method of halting a smallpox epidemic"