server load
Requests being processed
Server load is the amount of demand placed on a computer server at a given time—measured by processor usage, memory consumption, network traffic, or number of active connections.
High server load can slow response times or cause crashes: The site went down because server load spiked during the sale.
Administrators monitor load to ensure systems remain responsive and stable.
- trafficMovement along routes
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- CPUMain computing chip
- latencyDelay in system response
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
crash · spike · capacity · throttle · requests · queue · strain · peak · peak hours · response · memory · scaling · cluster · stress test · balancing · round robin · timeout · demand
server loadquiescence
State of being inactive
dormancy · inactivity · standby mode · standby · rest state
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