I had the same question. I was eventually plopped here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system-level_virtualization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera

I had the same question. I was eventually plopped here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system-level_virtualization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system-level_virtual... "Operating system-level virtualization is a server virtualization method where the kernel of an operating system allows for multiple isolated user-space instances, instead of just one. Such instances (often called containers, VEs, VPSs or jails) may look and feel like a real server, from the point of view of its owner. On Unix systems, this technology can be thought of as an advanced implementation of the standard chroot mechanism. In addition to isolation mechanisms, the kernel often provides resource management features to limit the impact of one container's activities on the other containers."