website/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/containerd.md

title	id	date	full_link	short_description	aka	tags
containerd	containerd	2019-05-14	https://containerd.io/docs/	A container runtime with an emphasis on simplicity, robustness and portability		tool

A container runtime with an emphasis on simplicity, robustness and portability

containerd is a {{< glossary_tooltip text="container" term_id="container" >}} runtime that runs as a daemon on Linux or Windows. containerd takes care of fetching and storing container images, executing containers, providing network access, and more.