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+---
+title: Worker Node
+id: worker-node
+date: 2024-11-11
+full_link: 
+short_description: >
+   A machine, with a Kubernetes cluster, that runs containerized workloads in the form of pods. 
+
+aka: 
+tags:
+- fundamental
+- operation
+---
+A machine, within a Kubernetes {{< glossary_tooltip text="cluster" term_id="cluster" >}}, that runs containerized {{< glossary_tooltip text="workloads" term_id="workload" >}} 
+in the form of {{< glossary_tooltip text="pods" term_id="pod" >}}.
+
+<!--more-->
+The term *{{< glossary_tooltip text="node" term_id="node" >}}* is often used as a synonym, or abbreviation of *worker node*.