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 We wanted an installation of Kubernetes that was half the size in terms of memory footprint. Kubernetes is a
 10 letter word stylized as k8s. So something half as big as Kubernetes would be a 5 letter word stylized as
-K3s. There is neither a long-form of K3s nor official pronunciation.
+K3s. A '3' is also an '8' cut in half vertically. There is neither a long-form of K3s nor official pronunciation.
 
 Is this a fork?
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