# Image Definition

> A declarative file specifying how a container image is built from a base and its dependencies.

Record: `lex:image-definition`
Kind: artifact
Layer: [Resource Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/resource-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-image-definition

## category

- [Portability / Infrastructure / Deployment](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/portability-infrastructure-deployment.md)

## referenced-by

- [Containerization](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/containerization.md)