Connections Glossary

Browse 7 connections terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

7 Connections Terms

Client Pool: A managed set of reusable client instances or connections used to communicate with a backend service efficiently. Client pools reduce setup overhead and...
Connection: An established communication link between a client and a server, process and resource, or one system and another. Connections may be persistent or short-lived,...
Connection Handler: A component or function responsible for establishing, managing, and reacting to the lifecycle of a connection. Connection handlers commonly process events such...
Connection Limit: The maximum number of simultaneous connections a service, pool, or system is configured to allow. Connection limits protect dependencies from overload, but...
Connection Retry: A repeated attempt to establish or reestablish a connection after an initial failure, usually with backoff and limits. Connection retry behavior is important...
Connection Timeout: The maximum time a client or system will wait for a connection attempt to succeed before treating it as failed. Connection timeouts are distinct from read or...
Keepalive Attack: An attack that abuses connection keepalive behavior to tie up server resources by holding many sessions open cheaply for the attacker but expensively for the...