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 ## Why does the kubelet manage the hosts file? {#why-does-kubelet-manage-the-hosts-file}
 
 The kubelet [manages](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/14633) the
-`hosts` file for each container of the Pod to prevent Docker from
-[modifying](https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/17190) the file after the
-containers have already been started.
+`hosts` file for each container of the Pod to prevent the container runtime from
+modifying the file after the containers have already been started.
+For e.g. earlier Docker used to [modify](https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/17190) the `hosts` file after the containers start.
 
 {{< caution >}}
 Avoid making manual changes to the hosts file inside a container.