Lexicon Entry
Containers
A lightweight form of operating-system-level virtualization where the kernel allows the existence of multiple isolated user-space instances, typically achieved via Linux namespaces and cgroups.
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The Anatomy of Process Creation: fork, exec, clone, and COW
A deep dive into how Linux creates processes. We will explore the mechanics of fork(), the magic of Copy-on-Write (COW), and how clone() powers modern containerization.