---
title: Label
id: label
date: 2018-04-12
full_link: /docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/labels
short_description: >
  Tags objects with identifying attributes that are meaningful and relevant to users.

aka: 
tags:
- fundamental
---
 Tags objects with identifying attributes that are meaningful and relevant to users.

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Labels are key/value pairs that are attached to objects such as {{< glossary_tooltip text="Pods" term_id="pod" >}}. They are used to organize and to select subsets of objects.