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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
HTTP Methods
Standardized verbs defining actions on REST resources
Middleware
Software processing requests between OS and applications
Rate Limiting
Controlling request frequency within a time period
REST API
Architectural style for designing networked APIs
Repository Pattern
Design pattern abstracting data access behind an interface
Circuit Breaker
Pattern preventing cascading failures by halting failing requests