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Load Balancing
Quick Definition
Distributing traffic across multiple backend servers
Full Definition
Distributing incoming network traffic across multiple backend servers.
Examples
round-robin, least connections, Nginx, HAProxy, AWS ALB
Related Terms
high-availability
scalability
nginx
More Backend Terms
Saga Pattern
Pattern managing distributed transactions with compensating actions
Backend Development
Building server-side logic, databases, and APIs
Middleware
Software processing requests between OS and applications
Caching
Storing frequently accessed data for improved performance
GraphQL
Query language for APIs requesting exactly needed data
Load Shedding
Rejecting requests under excessive load to maintain stability