// Module included in the following assemblies:
//
// * rosa_cluster_admin/rosa_nodes/rosa-managing-worker-nodes.adoc
// * osd_cluster_admin/osd_nodes/osd-managing-worker-nodes.adoc


:_mod-docs-content-type: CONCEPT
[id="rosa-osd-node-label-about_{context}"]
= Node labels for managing machine pools in {product-title}

[role="_abstract"]
A label is a key-value pair applied to a `Node` object. You can use labels to organize sets of objects and control the scheduling of pods. You can add labels during cluster creation or after. Labels can be modified or updated at any time.
