website/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/object.md

title	id	date	full_link	short_description	aka	tags
Object	object	2020-10-12	https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/kubernetes-objects/#kubernetes-objects	A entity in the Kubernetes system, representing part of the state of your cluster.		fundamental

An entity in the Kubernetes system. The Kubernetes API uses these entities to represent the state of your cluster.

A Kubernetes object is typically a “record of intent”—once you create the object, the Kubernetes {{< glossary_tooltip text="control plane" term_id="control-plane" >}} works constantly to ensure that the item it represents actually exists. By creating an object, you're effectively telling the Kubernetes system what you want that part of your cluster's workload to look like; this is your cluster's desired state.