ark
Ark is a term with religious and general meanings as a container or vessel. In religious texts, it denotes vessels used to preserve life and sacred artifacts. Noah's Ark, described in Genesis, is the wooden vessel constructed by Noah at God's command to survive a flood, carrying Noah, his family, and specimens of animals. The Ark of the Covenant, a gold-covered chest described in the Hebrew Bible, housed the tablets of the Law and served as a visible symbol of God's presence among the Israelites.
In modern usage, ark can refer to any large box-like container, and the term has been adopted
Other uses of Ark exist in organizations, literature, and media, reflecting the metaphor of a protective vessel