Application Container

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An Application Container is a stand-alone, all-in-one package for a software application. Containers include the application binaries, plus the software dependencies and the hardware requirements needed to run, all wrapped up into an independent, self-contained unit.

Source: https://developer.hpe.com/blog/JM2009Z32ptYpRrm43Og/kubernetes-application-containers-managing-containers-and-cluster-resour