glossary

terms

• container - A linux userland running in a non-default namespace to be segregated from the regular system processes.

• image - A base system that a container will be using, almost like a template (think “golden image”). An image can also be a container at rest.

• pod - A group of containers running together and sharing resources, much like with kubernetes.

• registry -

• volume -

• runtime -

• OCI runtime spec - is the standard against which containers can be built to be interoperable.

links

• RedHat’s introduction to containers

• What is podman