what is the container in Asp.net?

Explain the Statement in brief <%#Container.DataItem("title")%> in Asp.Net?

read on: http://weblogs.asp.net/rajbk/archive/2004/07/20/what-s-the-deal-with-databinder-eval-and-container-dataitem.aspx

"Container.DataItem returns the data item object bound to the Repeater's item being rendered. From within a Repeater instance, Container evaluates to a RepeaterItem object where DataItem is a valid property."

There is good discussion at :

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163780.aspx