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 [id="virt-about-services_{context}"]
 = About services
 
-A Kubernetes _service_ is an abstract way to expose an application running on a set of pods as a network service. Services allow your applications to receive traffic. Services can be exposed in different ways by specifying a `spec.type` in the `Service` object:
+A Kubernetes _service_ exposes network access for clients to an application running on a set of pods. Services offer abstraction, load balancing, and, in the case of NodePort and LoadBalancer, exposure to the outside world. 
 
-ClusterIP:: Exposes the service on an internal IP address within the cluster. `ClusterIP` is the default service `type`.
+Services can be exposed in different ways by specifying a `spec.type` in the `Service` object:
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+ClusterIP:: Exposes the service on an internal IP address and as a DNS name to other applications within the cluster. A single service can map to multiple virtual machines. When a client tries to connect to the service, the client's request is load balanced among available backends. `ClusterIP` is the default service `type`.
 
 NodePort:: Exposes the service on the same port of each selected node in the cluster. `NodePort` makes a service accessible from outside the cluster.
 
 LoadBalancer:: Creates an external load balancer in the current cloud (if supported) and assigns a fixed, external IP address to the service.
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 [NOTE]
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 For on-premise clusters, you can configure a load balancing service by using the MetalLB Operator in layer 2 mode. The BGP mode is not supported. The MetalLB Operator is installed in the `metallb-system` namespace.