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Key Terms¶

Below is a list of key terms to do with load balancers that you may see throughout the documentation.

  • Load Balancer: A server which takes many requests and distributes them across a series of servers which sit behind the load balancer.

  • Target Group - A collection of servers that receive routed requests from the load balancer.

  • Target - A target is an individual server that receives a request from the load balancer.

  • Listener - Listeners are used for your IP, port and traffic routing configuration.

  • Access Control - Access controls are used to help with traffic routing and controlling who is able to access your servers.

  • VIP - A virtual IP address which has been assigned to the load balancer.

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