bin vs canister

bin

noun
  • A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container. 

  • Any of the discrete intervals in a histogram, etc 

  • Any of the fixed-size chunks into which airspace is divided for the purposes of radar. 

  • Jail or prison. 

  • son of; equivalent to Hebrew בן (ben). 

  • A container for rubbish or waste. 

verb
  • To convert continuous data into discrete groups. 

  • To place into a bin for storage. 

  • To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin. 

  • To throw away, reject, give up. 

canister

noun
  • A cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches). 

  • A projectile component containing colored or screening smoke or riot control agent composition. 

  • A component of canister-type protective masks containing a mechanical filter and chemical filling to filter, neutralize and/or absorb toxic chemical, biological and radiological agents. 

  • Part of a windmill that connects the sails to the windshaft. 

  • Any of various cylindrical metal receptacles usually with a removable close-fitting top. 

  • A special short-range antipersonnel projectile consisting of a casing of light metal, loaded with preformed submissiles such as flechettes or steel balls. The casing is designed to open just beyond the muzzle of the weapon, dispersing the submissiles. 

verb
  • To pack into a canister. 

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