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title: Image
id: image
date: 2018-04-12
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Stored instance of a container that holds a set of software needed to run an application.
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- fundamental
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Stored instance of a container that holds a set of software needed to run an application.
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A way of packaging software that allows it to be stored in a container registry, pulled to a local system, and run as an application. Meta data is included in the image that can indicate what executable to run, who built it, and other information.