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Load Shedding
Quick Definition
Rejecting requests under excessive load to maintain stability
Full Definition
A technique where systems intentionally reject or delay requests when under excessive load to maintain stability.
Examples
capacity management, graceful degradation, backpressure
Related Terms
rate-limiting
circuit-breaker
scalability
More Backend Terms
Dead Letter Queue
Queue for messages that fail processing after retries
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Open standard for token-based authentication and authorization
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Architectural style for designing networked APIs
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High-performance RPC framework using Protocol Buffers
RabbitMQ
Open-source message broker for reliable async messaging
Repository Pattern
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