Load Balancer
/ləʊd ˈbælənsər/
Definition
A component distributing incoming traffic across multiple servers so no single server becomes overwhelmed.
Example in context
"The load balancer round-robins requests across three API servers and removes unhealthy instances."
Related terms
Practice this term
Master Load Balancer in context by working through exercises in the Networking & Protocols module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.