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title: Kubernetes Pod & Service
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      Kubernetes documentation defines Pods as the smallest deployable units of computing that can be created and
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    source_title: Pods | Kubernetes
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      Kubernetes Services expose network applications running as one or more Pods and include Service types such as
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## TL;DR

Kubernetes Pods and Services are core workload and networking concepts. This repair removes duplicate facts and keeps the article anchored to Kubernetes documentation.

## Core Explanation

A Pod is the deployable compute unit in Kubernetes and can hold one or more cooperating containers. A Service gives network access to an application running in Pods and can be published with types such as ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer, or ExternalName.

## Further Reading

- [Pods | Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/)
- [Service | Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/)
- [Kubernetes Components | Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/components/)