Update container-environment.md. Fixes #14127.

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# Pods
**Table of Contents**
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- [Pods](#pods)
- [What is a _pod_?](#what-is-a-pod)
- [Motivation for pods](#motivation-for-pods)
- [Resource sharing and communication](#resource-sharing-and-communication)
- [Management](#management)
- [Uses of pods](#uses-of-pods)
- [Alternatives considered](#alternatives-considered)
- [Durability of pods (or lack thereof)](#durability-of-pods-or-lack-thereof)
- [Termination of Pods](#termination-of-pods)
- [Privileged mode for pod containers](#privileged-mode-for-pod-containers)
- [API Object](#api-object)
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In Kubernetes, rather than individual application containers, _pods_ are the smallest deployable units that can be created, scheduled, and managed.
## What is a _pod_?
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Individual pods are not intended to run multiple instances of the same application, in general.
For a longer explanation, see [The Distributed System ToolKit: Patterns for Composite Containers](http://blog.kubernetes.io/2015/06/the-distributed-system-toolkit-patterns.html).
## Alternatives considered
_Why not just run multiple programs in a single (Docker) container?_