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# Blog posts tagged "source"

#### [The magic behind snap interfaces](https://canonical.com/blog/the-magic-behind-snap-interfaces)

Snaps are confined, self-contained applications, designed with portability and security in mind. By default, strictly confined snaps run in isolation, with minimal access to system resources. For instance, they cannot access home, network, audio, or display. To make their snaps usable, developers and publishers can declare a set of interf

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