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Container Tab

Also known as: multi-account container, profile

A browser feature that isolates cookies and storage between tabs so different identities don't mix.

Updated 10 February 2026

Container tabs let you keep separate cookie jars in the same browser window — one for work Google, one for personal, one for shopping. Sites in one container can't see storage from another. Firefox popularised the pattern with Multi-Account Containers; Chrome offers Profiles as a heavier-weight equivalent.

Containers are especially useful against cross-site tracking and for keeping social-media logins away from unrelated browsing.

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