- A content delivery network
- A system of distributed servers which deliver webpages and other web content.
- CloudFront Edge locations: cache/ copy the content from the main server. User could access the content from the closest edge locations, with much faster response speed.
- CloudFront Origin: This is the origin of all the files thta distribution will serve. Can be S3, EC2, ELB, or route53.
- CloudFront Distribution: this is the name given to the Origin and configuration setting for the content you wish to distribute using cloudfront.