Jar

A jar filled with jam.

A jar is a type of container, mostly used to store food. Jars are usually cylindrical, and are usually made of glass or clay.

The "jar" or "JAR" can also mean other things, such as:

• Containers:
  • Mason jar, a jar used to preserve serval foods (such as fruit, jam, vegetables, ...)
  • Kilner jar, another type of jar for storing foods
  • Mayonnaise jar, a mason jar especially made for mayonnaise
  • Canopic jar, used in ancient Egyptian burial
  • Leyden jar, a simple capacitor
  • Killing jar
• J.A.R., a song by Green Day
• JAR (file format)
• JAR (software), for data compression
• Jar, Azerbaijan
• Jar, Norway
• Jar (Pakistan), a town in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas' Bajaur Agency.
• Jars, Cher, in the French département of Cher
• Jars of Clay, a musical group
• Jewish Autonomous Region of Russia
• Joint Aviation Requirements issued by Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities
• James A. Rhodes Arena