# Load balancing

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**Load balancing** or **load distribution** may refer to:

- [Load balancing (computing)](/source/Load_balancing_(computing)), balancing a workload among multiple computer devices
- [Load balancing (electrical power)](/source/Load_balancing_(electrical_power)), the storing of excess electrical power by power stations during low demand periods, for release as demand rises
- [Network load balancing](/source/Network_load_balancing), balancing network traffic across multiple links
- [Weight distribution](/source/Weight_distribution), the apportioning of weight within a vehicle, especially cars, airplanes, and watercraft
- [Production leveling](/source/Production_leveling), a prerequisite to allow 'flow' in the factory
- [Resource leveling](/source/Resource_leveling), a group of techniques for distribution of a workload between workers.

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