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Free flashcards for CKAD: flip each card to reveal the definition. Built from the CKAD glossary as a study aid, these are concept checks, not real exam questions.

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Pod
The smallest deployable unit; one or more containers sharing a network and storage.
Multi-container pod
A pod running helper containers (e.g., sidecar) alongside the main one.
Deployment
Manages a replicated set of pods and rolling updates.
Job
Runs a pod to completion for a batch task.
CronJob
Runs a Job on a schedule.
Service
A stable network endpoint for a set of pods.
Ingress
Routes external HTTP/S traffic to services.
ConfigMap
Non-secret configuration injected into pods.
Secret
Sensitive data injected into pods.
SecurityContext
Security settings (user, privileges) for a pod or container.
ServiceAccount
An identity for processes running in a pod.
Liveness probe
A check that restarts a container if it is unhealthy.
Readiness probe
A check that controls whether a pod receives traffic.
Resource requests/limits
The CPU/memory a container requests and is capped at.
NetworkPolicy
Rules controlling traffic between pods.
Rolling update
Replacing pods gradually to avoid downtime.
Canary deployment
Releasing to a small share of traffic first.
Volume
Storage attached to a pod.
kubectl
The command-line tool to build and deploy on the cluster.