a way to share load between several servers -- the frontend server simply accepts requests and forwards them to one of several backend servers
a Web server that is placed in front of other servers, providing a unified front end and offloading certain tasks, such as SSL processing, from the backend Web servers
proxy server that appears to the client as if it is an origin server. This is useful to hide the real origin server from the client for security reasons, or to load balance.
The Reverse Proxy (RP) software runs on a server located on the Boeing security perimeter and allows business partners and customers access to internally-located web content from the Internet or other external network.
A reverse proxy is a proxy server that is installed within the neighborhood of one or more servers. Typically, reverse proxies are utilized in front of webservers. All connections coming from the Internet addressed to one of the webservers are routed through the proxy server, which may either deal with the request itself or pass the request wholly or partially to the main webserver.