Does Docker Enable Containerization?

Docker is an open source containerization platform. It enables developers to package applications into containers—standardized executable components combining application source code with the operating system (OS) libraries and dependencies required to run that code in any environment.

What is Docker containerization?

Docker is the containerization platform which is used to package your application and all its dependencies together in the form of containers so to make sure that your application works seamlessly in any environment which can be development or test or production.

Is Docker and container the same?

A Docker image is an immutable (unchangeable) file that contains the source code, libraries, dependencies, tools, and other files needed for an application to run. Due to their read-only quality, these images are sometimes referred to as snapshots. ... A container is, ultimately, just a running image.