---
title: Node
id: node
date: 2018-04-12
full_link: /docs/concepts/architecture/nodes/
short_description: >
  A node is a worker machine in Kubernetes.

aka: 
tags:
- fundamental
---
 A node is a worker machine in Kubernetes.

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