Glossary

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Core Terms at a Glance

Term	Meaning	Related docs
Cluster	A Kubernetes cluster that can be connected and managed centrally	Import a Cluster
Namespace	A logical partition that isolates resources; permissions and quotas are scoped to it	Namespaces
Workload	A collective term for "business-running" resources such as Deployment	Workloads
RBAC Scope	Permissions are configured at three levels: global, cluster, and namespace	Permission Scopes
AccessKey	A key pair for programmatic access from scripts and CI/CD	Access Keys
MFA	Multi-Factor Authentication; a dynamic verification code is required at login in addition to the password	Multi-Factor Authentication
MCP	A protocol that exposes cluster operations to AI assistants	MCP Quick Start
Addon	A functional extension package that can be installed with one click from the Addon marketplace	Addon Marketplace
Audit	Records logs of key operations such as logins and permission changes	Audit Log
K8sCapability	Probes the cluster's Kubernetes version capabilities to decide whether a feature is available	Kubernetes Capability Detection