website/content/en/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates/endpoint-slice-proxying.md

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When enabled, kube-proxy running on Linux will use EndpointSlices as the primary data source instead of Endpoints, enabling scalability and performance improvements. See Enabling Endpoint Slices.