What does the finalizer metadata mean in OpenShift Container Platform components?

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Issue

  • In a DC, I see the following, what does it mean?

    ...
metadata:
 ...
 finalizers:
 - orphan
...

  • What does a finalizer with the value orphan mean?

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
    • 3.9

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