Can you explain what PV and PVC abbreviations mean in the context of Kubernetes?

In Kubernetes, PV (Persistent Volume) is an abstraction of physical storage provided by the cluster administrator. PV represents a dedicated storage block that exists independently of the lifecycle of pods.

PVC (Persistent Volume Claim) is a user's request for a specific amount and type of storage. PVC is bound to a suitable PV so that the pod can use persistent storage.

Example: if an application requires 10 GB of disk space, a PVC with this request is created, and Kubernetes either finds a suitable PV or creates one dynamically if dynamic provisioning is enabled.