---
title: Maintainer
id: maintainer
date: 2018-04-12
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short_description: >
  A highly experienced contributor, active in multiple areas of Kubernetes, who has cross-area ownership and write access to a project's GitHub repository.

aka: 
tags:
- community
---
 A highly experienced {{< glossary_tooltip text="contributor" term_id="contributor" >}}, active in multiple areas of Kubernetes, who has cross-area ownership and write access to a project's GitHub repository.

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Maintainers work holistically across the project to maintain its health and success and have made substantial contributions, both through code development and broader organizational efforts.