website/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/service-catalog.md

title	id	date	full_link	short_description	aka	tags
Service Catalog	service-catalog	2018-04-12		An extension API that enables applications running in Kubernetes clusters to easily use external managed software offerings, such as a datastore service offered by a cloud provider.		extension

An extension API that enables applications running in Kubernetes clusters to easily use external managed software offerings, such as a datastore service offered by a cloud provider.

It provides a way to list, provision, and bind with external {{< glossary_tooltip text="Managed Services" term_id="managed-service" >}} from {{< glossary_tooltip text="Service Brokers" term_id="service-broker" >}} without needing detailed knowledge about how those services are created or managed.