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Sigma KEE - Holder

holder

A large class of Devices whose purpose is to hold something else, i.e. be the instrument of a Keeping.

Relationships
Parents	device	A Device is an Artifact whose purpose is to serve as an instrument in a specific subclass of Process.
Children	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.
	dish	A Holder for Food while the Food is being eaten.
	saddle	A Device which allows a Human to ride on a Horse.
	trap or cage	A Device whose purpose is to trap or cage Animals, i.e. to be in instrument in an act of Confining.
	tray	A Holder that is designed for Food, dishes, and flatware.