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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion media-types.md
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Expand Up @@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ The following figure shows how the above media types reference each other:
![](img/media-types.png)

[Descriptors](descriptor.md) are used for all references.
The image-index being a "fat manifest" references one or more image manifests per target platform. An image manifest references exactly one target configuration and possibly many layers.
The image-index being a "fat manifest" references a list of image manifests per target platform. An image manifest references exactly one target configuration and possibly many layers.

[rfc1952]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1952
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At a high level the image manifest contains metadata about the contents and dependencies of the image including the content-addressable identity of one or more [filesystem layer changeset](layer.md) archives that will be unpacked to make up the final runnable filesystem.
The image configuration includes information such as application arguments, environments, etc.
The image index is a higher-level manifest which points to one or more manifests and descriptors.
The image index is a higher-level manifest which points to a list of manifests and descriptors.
Typically, these manifests may provide different implementations of the image, possibly varying by platform or other attributes.

![](img/build-diagram.png)
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