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Revise glossary entry for Device Plugin
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date: 2019-02-02
full_link: /docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/compute-storage-net/device-plugins/
short_description: >
Containers running in Kubernetes that provide access to a vendor specific resource.
Pods running in Kubernetes that provide access to a node-local resource.
aka:
tags:
- fundamental
- extension
---
Device Plugins are containers running in Kubernetes that provide access to a vendor specific resource.
Device plugins are {{< glossary_tooltip text="Pods" term_id="pod" >}} running in
Kubernetes that provide access to a node-local resource.

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[Device Plugins](/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/compute-storage-net/device-plugins/) are containers running in Kubernetes that provide access to a vendor-specific resource. Device Plugins advertise these resources to {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="kubelet" >}}. They can be deployed manually or as a {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="daemonset" >}}, rather than writing custom Kubernetes code.
Device plugins advertise resources to the {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="kubelet" >}}.
Device plugins let you access hardware features on the
{{< glossary_tooltip term_id="node" >}} where the kubelet is running.
You can deploy a device plugin as a {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="daemonset" >}},
or install the device plugin software manually on each target node.

See [Device Plugins](/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/compute-storage-net/device-plugins/)
for more information.

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