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.