Canister
nounverified·updated Oct 6, 2026
Type of protective package used to contain and dispense keying material in punched or printed tape form.
polysemousNISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Senses
Wordset Dictionary
metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
Wordset Dictionary
a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm
Classifications
Entity Type
Asset100%manual reviewI-071.physical_split
Ddorianclast reviewed —
Physical became Facility; its devices went to Asset (Dorian, 2026-10-06; cki DESIGN.md I-071)
Sensitivity
—85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Information Class
—80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Variants
- synonym
- canister shotcase shottin
- plural
- Canisters
- possessive
- Canister's
- pluralpossessive
- Canisters'