What is the cni0 interface seen on ifconfig [closed]

What does the cni0 interface denote?

 cni0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:F1:80:00:00 UP BROADCAST RUNNING PROMISC MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:60 (60.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

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Edward Collins... I am duckduckgoing right now for a clear answer for this question. cni0 is the device related to bridge interface in many unix flavors. Its name PROBABLY stands for Computer Network Interfaces.