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name: oip-what-is-a-load-balancer
description: Apply the What Is a Load Balancer? article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# What Is a Load Balancer?

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/oip-what-is-a-load-balancer). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/oip-what-is-a-load-balancer.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/oip-what-is-a-load-balancer/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

What It Is A load balancer is a traffic director that routes incoming requests across multiple backend servers. It keeps any single server from drowning under demand. It is a stateless gateway that sits at the edge of a fleet, making a sing

## Representations

- Human: /a/oip-what-is-a-load-balancer
- JSON: /api/articles/oip-what-is-a-load-balancer
- Relationships: /api/articles/oip-what-is-a-load-balancer/topology
- History: /api/articles/oip-what-is-a-load-balancer/revisions