===== Container Engine =====
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A **Container Engine** is a piece of software that accepts user requests, including command line options, pulls images, and from the end user’s perspective runs the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:container|container]]. There are many container engines, including [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:d:docker|docker]], RKT, CRI-O, and LXD. Also, many cloud providers, Platforms as a Service (PaaS), and Container Platforms have their own built-in container engines which consume Docker or OCI compliant Container Images. Having an industry standard Container Image Format allows [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:interoperability|interoperability]] between all of these different platforms.

Source: [[https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2018/02/22/container-terminology-practical-introduction/ ]]


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