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// Module included in the following assemblies:
//
// * virt/virtual_machines/advanced_vm_management/virt-configuring-pxe-booting.adoc
// * virt/virtual_machines/vm_networking/virt-attaching-vm-multiple-networks.adoc
[id="virt-networking-glossary_{context}"]
= {VirtProductName} networking glossary
{VirtProductName} provides advanced networking functionality by using custom resources and plug-ins.
The following terms are used throughout {VirtProductName} documentation:
Container Network Interface (CNI):: a link:https://www.cncf.io/[Cloud Native Computing Foundation]
project, focused on container network connectivity.
{VirtProductName} uses CNI plug-ins to build upon the basic Kubernetes networking functionality.
Multus:: a "meta" CNI plug-in that allows multiple CNIs to exist so that a pod or virtual machine can use the interfaces it needs.
Custom resource definition (CRD):: a link:https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/api-extension/custom-resources/[Kubernetes]
API resource that allows you to define custom resources, or an object defined by using the CRD API resource.
Network attachment definition:: a CRD introduced by the Multus project that allows you to attach pods, virtual machines, and virtual machine instances to one or more networks.
Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE):: an interface that enables an administrator to boot a client machine from a server over the network.
Network booting allows you to remotely load operating systems and other software onto the client.