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Sigma KEE - PorousContainer

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porous container

A PorousContainer is a Container with one or more HoleRegions in it, which Water, Solid or Air can pass through.

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Parents	container	Any Holder whose purpose is to contain something else. Note that Container is more specific in meaning than Holder, because a Container must have a HoleRegion that is at least partially filled by the thing contained.
Children	basket	A Basket is a PorousContainer made from interwoven strips of Plialbe materials such asWicker. The manufacturing Process for making baskets is Wickering.
	colander	A Colander is a PorousContainer. It is a Device for Removing Liquid Substance from the Solid Substance of a Mixture.
	sieve	A Sieve is a PorousContainer. It is a Device for Removing unwanted Substance from desireable ones through the HoleRegions of the Sieve.
	strainer	A Strainer is a PorousContainer. It is a Device for Removing Solid Substance from the Liquid of a Mixture.