What does "orchestration" mean in programming?
orchestration is one of the most common terms in software development. This guide explains what it means, how it is used in practice, and why it matters, with real examples from the developer world.
Definition
The automated management of containers at scale: scheduling, scaling, health checking, and self-healing. Kubernetes is the dominant orchestration platform. Orchestration answers questions like: which server runs each container? What happens when one crashes? How many replicas should run?
Example
"Kubernetes handles orchestration: when traffic spikes, it automatically scales the API service from 3 to 10 replicas."
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