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AWS waf documentation change

Service: waf · 2025-11-22 · Documentation low

File: waf/latest/developerguide/what-is-aws-waf.md

Summary

Replaced 'Elastic Load Balancing load balancers' with 'ELB load balancers' in Shield Advanced description

Security assessment

Abbreviation update (ELB) for consistency. No impact on security context or documentation.

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diff --git a/waf/latest/developerguide/what-is-aws-waf.md b/waf/latest/developerguide/what-is-aws-waf.md
index 1134bfef6..41e178aed 100644
--- a//waf/latest/developerguide/what-is-aws-waf.md
+++ b//waf/latest/developerguide/what-is-aws-waf.md
@@ -103 +103 @@ You can use AWS WAF web access control lists (web ACLs) to help minimize the eff
-Shield Advanced provides expanded DDoS attack protection for your Amazon EC2 instances, Elastic Load Balancing load balancers, CloudFront distributions, Route 53 hosted zones, and AWS Global Accelerator standard accelerators. Shield Advanced incurs additional charges. Shield Advanced options and features include automatic application layer DDoS mitigation, advanced event visibility, and dedicated support from the Shield Response Team (SRT). If you own high visibility websites or are otherwise prone to frequent DDoS attacks, consider purchasing the additional protections that Shield Advanced provides. For additional information, see [AWS Shield Advanced capabilities and options](./ddos-advanced-summary-capabilities.html) and [Deciding whether to subscribe to AWS Shield Advanced and apply additional protections](./ddos-advanced-summary-deciding.html).
+Shield Advanced provides expanded DDoS attack protection for your Amazon EC2 instances, ELB load balancers, CloudFront distributions, Route 53 hosted zones, and AWS Global Accelerator standard accelerators. Shield Advanced incurs additional charges. Shield Advanced options and features include automatic application layer DDoS mitigation, advanced event visibility, and dedicated support from the Shield Response Team (SRT). If you own high visibility websites or are otherwise prone to frequent DDoS attacks, consider purchasing the additional protections that Shield Advanced provides. For additional information, see [AWS Shield Advanced capabilities and options](./ddos-advanced-summary-capabilities.html) and [Deciding whether to subscribe to AWS Shield Advanced and apply additional protections](./ddos-advanced-summary-deciding.html).