OCI image specification

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container image format specification technical standard

The OCI image specification is an open, vendor-neutral standard that defines the format and structure of container images to ensure interoperability across different container runtimes and tools.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
OCI Image Specification	4
OCI Image Format Specification	2
OCI image specification canonical	2
Open Container Initiative image format	2
Docker v2 image format	1
OCI Image Format	1
OCI Image Spec	1
OCI Image Specification Working Group	1
opencontainers/image-spec	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9712771 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: OCI image specification
Context triple: [Podman, supportsStandard, OCI image specification]

A. Docker Registry
Docker Registry is a storage and distribution system for Docker container images, enabling users to push, pull, and manage images in centralized or private repositories.
B. OpenStack Glance
OpenStack Glance is the image service component of the OpenStack cloud platform, responsible for discovering, registering, and delivering virtual machine images.
C. Docker
Docker is an open-source platform that uses containerization to package, distribute, and run applications consistently across different computing environments.
D. CRI-O
CRI-O is a lightweight, Kubernetes-focused container runtime that implements the Container Runtime Interface to run Open Container Initiative (OCI) compatible containers.
E. OpenStack Magnum
OpenStack Magnum is an OpenStack service that provides container orchestration engines like Kubernetes and Docker Swarm as first-class resources for deploying and managing container clusters.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: OCI image specification
Target entity description: The OCI image specification is an open, vendor-neutral standard that defines the format and structure of container images to ensure interoperability across different container runtimes and tools.

A. Docker Registry
Docker Registry is a storage and distribution system for Docker container images, enabling users to push, pull, and manage images in centralized or private repositories.
B. OpenStack Glance
OpenStack Glance is the image service component of the OpenStack cloud platform, responsible for discovering, registering, and delivering virtual machine images.
C. Docker
Docker is an open-source platform that uses containerization to package, distribute, and run applications consistently across different computing environments.
D. CRI-O
CRI-O is a lightweight, Kubernetes-focused container runtime that implements the Container Runtime Interface to run Open Container Initiative (OCI) compatible containers.
E. OpenStack Magnum
OpenStack Magnum is an OpenStack service that provides container orchestration engines like Kubernetes and Docker Swarm as first-class resources for deploying and managing container clusters.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	container image format specification ⓘ technical standard ⓘ
appliesTo	container build tools ⓘ container registries ⓘ container runtimes ⓘ orchestration systems ⓘ
category	cloud native computing ⓘ containerization ⓘ
defines	container image configuration ⓘ container image format ⓘ container image layout ⓘ container image manifest ⓘ image index format ⓘ
documentType	open standard ⓘ
ensures	backward compatibility where possible ⓘ consistent image layout across implementations ⓘ deterministic image references via digests ⓘ
goal	interoperability across container runtimes ⓘ interoperability across container tools ⓘ portability of container images ⓘ vendor neutrality ⓘ
governingBody	Open Container Initiative Technical Oversight Board ⓘ linked to: Open Container Initiative
hasComponent	filesystem layers ⓘ image configuration object ⓘ image index ⓘ image manifest ⓘ
hostedAt	GitHub ⓘ
influencedBy	Docker v2 image format ⓘ linked to: OCI image specification
license	Apache License 2.0 ⓘ
maintainedBy	Open Container Initiative ⓘ
partOf	Open Container Initiative specifications ⓘ linked to: Open Container Initiative
relatedTo	Docker image format ⓘ linked to: Docker OCI runtime specification ⓘ
repositoryName	opencontainers/image-spec ⓘ linked to: OCI image specification
scope	image distribution metadata ⓘ on-disk container image format ⓘ
shortName	OCI Image Spec ⓘ linked to: OCI image specification
status	active ⓘ
supports	image indexes referencing multiple manifests ⓘ multi-platform images ⓘ multiple architectures ⓘ
uses	JSON ⓘ content-addressable storage ⓘ cryptographic digests ⓘ media types ⓘ
versioningScheme	semantic versioning ⓘ
writtenInLanguage	English ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Podman → supportsStandard → OCI image specification ⓘ

subject linked to: podman

Open Container Initiative → standardizes → OCI Image Format Specification ⓘ