Key concepts and terminology
Core Chainguard concepts and terminology for both Chainguard Containers and Chainguard Libraries, in one place.
For the complete documentation index, see llms.txt.
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Core Chainguard concepts and terminology for both Chainguard Containers and Chainguard Libraries, in one place.
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Last updated: 2026-06-26 00:00