Editing Box (section)

{{other uses|Box (disambiguation)|The Box (disambiguation)}}
{{short description|Type of container}}
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[[File:Låda - Livrustkammaren - 107142.tif|thumb|alt=An upright rectangular wooden box with a hinged lid, clasp fastenings and a handle|A wooden box with a hinged lid]]
[[File:Medium box, open.jpg|thumb|alt=An empty cardboard box with the top closing flaps open|An empty corrugated fiberboard box]]
[[File:Box with cover MET DP241878.jpg|thumb|alt=A small, elaborate box, featuring a hinged lid, two swing doors at the front and a small pull-out drawer; the interior is entirely red and features small items that seem to be part of a toilette set|An elaborate late 17th to early 18th century box ([[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[New York City]])]]

A '''box''' ([[plural]]: '''boxes''') is a [[container]] with rigid sides used for the storage or transportation of its contents. Most boxes have flat, parallel, rectangular sides (typically [[rectangular prism]]s). Boxes can be very small (like a [[matchbox]]) or very large (like a shipping box for furniture) and can be used for a variety of purposes, from functional to decorative. 

Boxes may be made of a variety of materials, both durable (such as [[wood]] and [[metal]]) and non-durable (such as [[corrugated fiberboard]] and [[paperboard]]). Corrugated metal boxes are commonly used as [[shipping container]]s.

Boxes may be closed and shut with flaps, doors, or a separate lid. They can be secured shut with adhesives, tapes, string, or more decorative or elaborately functional mechanisms, such as catches, [[fastener|clasps]] or [[lock (security device)|locks]].