What is the main difference between a container and a virtual machine (VM) in a virtualization environment?

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A container shares the same operating system kernel with the host, while a VM has its own kernel.

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A container cannot be deployed on the cloud, while a VM can.

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A container can be used to run multiple operating systems at the same time.

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A container is more resource heavy than many VMs.

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