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-# Kubernetes
+# Kubernetes (K8s)
 
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
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-Kubernetes is an open source system for managing [containerized applications]
+Kubernetes, also known as K8s, is an open source system for managing [containerized applications]
 across multiple hosts. It provides basic mechanisms for deployment, maintenance,
 and scaling of applications.
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ read the CNCF [announcement].
 
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-## To start using Kubernetes
+## To start using K8s
 
 See our documentation on [kubernetes.io].
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Take a free course on [Scalable Microservices with Kubernetes].
 To use Kubernetes code as a library in other applications, see the [list of published components](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging/README.md).
 Use of the `k8s.io/kubernetes` module or `k8s.io/kubernetes/...` packages as libraries is not supported.
 
-## To start developing Kubernetes
+## To start developing K8s
 
 The [community repository] hosts all information about
 building Kubernetes from source, how to contribute code