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title: 容器（Container）
id: container
date: 2018-04-12
full_link: /zh-cn/docs/concepts/overview/what-is-kubernetes/#why-containers
short_description: >
  容器是可移植、可执行的轻量级的镜像，镜像中包含软件及其相关依赖。

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tags:
- fundamental
- workload
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title: Container
id: container
date: 2018-04-12
full_link: /docs/concepts/containers/
short_description: >
  A lightweight and portable executable image that contains software and all of its dependencies.

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tags:
- fundamental
- workload
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 A lightweight and portable executable image that contains software and all of its dependencies.
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容器是可移植、可执行的轻量级的镜像，包含其中的软件及其相关依赖。

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Containers decouple applications from underlying host infrastructure to make deployment easier in different cloud or OS environments, and for easier scaling.
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容器使应用和底层的主机基础设施解耦，降低了应用在不同云环境或者操作系统上的部署难度，便于应用扩展。