# Glossary

This is not exhaustive list...

Abbreviation Term Definition
gce Google Cloud (opens new window) Google Cloud Platform public cloud infrastructure
gke Google Kubernetes Engine (opens new window) Google Cloud Platform offered Kubernetes as a service
k8s Kubernetes (opens new window) Open-source container-orchestration system
l10n Localization
jwt JSON Web Token (opens new window) Industry standard RFC 7519 method for representing claims securely between two parties. Used in authentication.
CRD Custom Resource Definition (opens new window) Custom resources are extensions of the Kubernetes API