What is the difference between snapshot and AMI?

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S.no	Snapshot	AMI
1.	A snapshot of the file system that USER ABLE to mount to an EC2 instance.	It’s a pre-built image of the SERVER that USERS can deploy to EC2.
2.	Holds only data that has changed SINCE the previous snapshot.	When AMI is created, it holds a partial record of the volume.

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