istio.io/content/help/glossary/workload.md

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Workload

A process/binary deployed by operators in Istio, typically represented by entities such as containers, pods, or VMs.

  • A workload can expose zero or more service endpoints.
  • A workload can consume zero or more services.
  • Each workload has a single canonical service name associated with it, but may also represent additional service names.