From 1a31bd40f0dd3c54d5fbeccd67d518bdd039c9e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mahdi Azarboon <21277296+azarboon@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 16:07:25 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update what-is-a-container.md --- .../docker-concepts/the-basics/what-is-a-container.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/get-started/docker-concepts/the-basics/what-is-a-container.md b/content/get-started/docker-concepts/the-basics/what-is-a-container.md index c8abe3f8036..8962b024e2a 100644 --- a/content/get-started/docker-concepts/the-basics/what-is-a-container.md +++ b/content/get-started/docker-concepts/the-basics/what-is-a-container.md @@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ Here's what makes them awesome. Containers are: - Independent. Each container is independently managed. Deleting one container won't affect any others. - Portable. Containers can run anywhere! The container that runs on your development machine will work the same way in a data center or anywhere in the cloud! +Note that "container" is an overloaded term. Whenever you use the word, check whether your audience uses the same definition. + ### Containers versus virtual machines (VMs) Without getting too deep, a VM is an entire operating system with its own kernel, hardware drivers, programs, and applications. Spinning up a VM only to isolate a single application is a lot of overhead.