# Glossary [A](#a), [B](#b), [C](#c), [D](#d), [E](#e), [F](#f), [G](#g), [H](#h), [I](#i), [J](#j), [K](#k), [L](#l), [M](#m), [N](#n), [O](#o), [P](#p), [Q](#q), [R](#r), [S](#s), [T](#t), [U](#u), [V](#v), [W](#w), [X](#x), [Y](#y), [Z](#z) ## A ### Auto Scaling a method used in cloud computing, whereby the amount of computational resources in a server farm, typically measured in terms of the number of active servers, which vary automatically based on the load on the farm. ## B ## C ### Container Security Solutions The process of implementing security tools and policies that will give you the assurance that everything in your container is running as intended, and only as intended. ### Container Software A standard unit of software that packages up code and all its dependencies so the application runs quickly and reliably from one computing environment to another. ### Container Runtime Interface A plugin interface which enables Kubelet to use a wide variety of container runtimes, without the need to recompile. ### Container Virtualization A container is a virtual runtime environment that runs on top of a single operating system (OS) kernel and emulates an operating system rather than the underlying hardware. ## D ## E ## F ## G ## H ## I ### Infrastructure Architecture A structured and modern approach for supporting an organization and facilitating innovation within an enterprise. ## J ## K ### Kata Containers Kata containers is an open source project delivering increased container security and Workload isolation through an implementation of lightweight virtual machines. ## L ## M ## N ## O ## P ### Pod Containers A Group of one or more containers , with shared storage/network, and a specification for how to run the containers. ### Private Cloud A computing model that offers a proprietary environment dedicated to a single business entity. ### Public Cloud Computing services offered by third-party providers over the public Internet, making them available to anyone who wants to use or purchase them. ## Q ## R ## S ### Serverless Containers An architecture in which code is executed on-demand. Serverless workloads are typically in the cloud, but on-premises serverless platforms exist, too. ## T ## U ## V ### Virtual Machine Monitor Computer software, firmware or hardware that creates and runs virtual machines. ### Virtual Machine Software A software program or operating system that not only exhibits the behavior of a separate computer, but is also capable of performing tasks such as running applications and programs like a separate computer. ## W ## X ## Y ## Z