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Add glossary entry for "worker node" #48690

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title: Worker Node
id: worker-node
date: 2024-11-11
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short_description: >
A machine, with a Kubernetes cluster, that runs containerized workloads in the form of pods.

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- fundamental
- operation
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- operation

worker node is not an operation

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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" >}}.

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The term *{{< glossary_tooltip text="node" term_id="node" >}}* is often used as a synonym, or abbreviation of *worker node*.
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The term *{{< glossary_tooltip text="node" term_id="node" >}}* is often used as a synonym, or abbreviation of *worker node*.
The term _worker node_ distinguishes a node from a _control plane node_:
a node that runs part of the {{< glossary_tooltip text="control plane" term_id="control-plane" >}}.
All worker nodes and control plane nodes also count as
{{< glossary_tooltip text="nodes" term_id="node" >}}.