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Load balancing

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000688

The method of distributing network traffic or computational workloads across multiple computing resources, such as servers, network links, or central processing units. A dedicated hardware device or software process intercepts incoming requests and forwards them to available backend servers according to a specific scheduling algorithm. Common algorithms include round-robin, which cycles through servers sequentially, and least connections, which directs traffic to the server with the fewest active connections.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000688
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectTechnical
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Load balancing",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "The method of distributing network traffic or computational workloads across multiple computing resources, such as servers, network links, or central processing units. A dedicated hardware device or software process intercepts incoming requests and forwards them to available backend servers according to a specific scheduling algorithm. Common algorithms include round-robin, which cycles through servers sequentially, and least connections, which directs traffic to the server with the fewest active connections.",
  "subject": "Technical",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/load-balancing/"
}

Record 756 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.