What's the difference between SDK and Runtime in .NET Core?

Question

I\'ve read many articles, including this one, yet I can\'t still figure out what\'s the difference, and they have not explained it either in simple terms or at all.

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Answer 1

The SDK is all of the stuff that is needed/makes developing a .NET Core application easier, such as the CLI and a compiler.

The runtime is the "virtual machine" that hosts/runs the application and abstracts all the interaction with the base operating system.