Chip package and shipping container: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Chip package — is part of — Integrated circuit. A hull.
2. Step 2. Integrated circuit — is part of — Mainframe. The hybrid circuits of the System/360.
3. Step 3. Mainframe — is used in — Virtualization. IBM mainframes.
4. Step 4. Virtualization — evolved into — Containers (Docker). Lightweight isolation.
5. Step 5. Containers (Docker) — works like — Shipping container. Standard packaging for an application — like a shipping container for cargo.

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