A Load Balancer is a device or software that distributes incoming network or application traffic across multiple servers to optimize resource use, maximize throughput, and avoid overloading any single server. Operating at Layer 4 or Layer 7, it improves performance and availability, provides health checking and failover, and can offload functions such as TLS termination in data center and cloud environments.
Category: Security & Compliance · Subcategory: Cybersecurity & Zero Trust · Part of the AIDC Technical Terminology reference.