22title : Nodes
33status : Completed
44category : Concept
5- tags : ["infrastructure", "fundamental", ""]
5+ tags : ["infrastructure", "fundamental", "architecture "]
66---
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88A node is a computer that works in concert with other computers, or nodes, to accomplish a common task.
99Take your laptop, modem, and printer, for example.
1010They are all connected over your wifi network communicating and collaborating, each representing one node.
1111In [ cloud computing] ( /cloud-computing/ ) , a node can be a physical computer,
12- a virtual computer, referred to as a [ VM] ( /virtual-machine/ ) , or even a [ container] ( /container/ ) .
12+ a virtual computer, referred to as a [ VM] ( /virtual-machine/ ) ,
13+ or even a [ container] ( /container/ ) .
1314
1415## Problem it addresses
1516
@@ -22,5 +23,4 @@ Thus, nodes run apps or processes as part of a group forming a [cluster](/cluste
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2324A node gives you a distinct unit of compute (memory, CPU, network) that you can assign to a cluster.
2425In a [ cloud native] ( /cloud-native-tech/ ) platform or app a node represents a single unit that can perform work.
25- Ideally, individual nodes are undifferentiated in that
26- any one node of a particular type is indistinguishable from any other node of the same type.
26+ Ideally, individual nodes are undifferentiated in that any one node of a particular type is indistinguishable from any other node of the same type.
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