Which Kubernetes object is used to create a ClusterIP or NodePort?

A Kubernetes Service is the abstract way to expose an application running on a set of Pods as a network service. Service types like ClusterIP, NodePort, and LoadBalancer define how the service is made accessible within or outside the cluster.

A Pod is the smallest deployable unit in Kubernetes, encapsulating one or more containers, but it does not directly provide the ClusterIP or NodePort abstraction.

A Deployment manages a replicated set of Pods and their lifecycle, but it relies on a Service to expose those Pods to the network.

"LoadBalancer" is a type of Kubernetes Service, not a distinct Kubernetes object that creates ClusterIP or NodePort; the Service object itself defines this type.