[users@httpd] Clarification - do I want to setup a 'reverse proxy' or do I want something else?

All - I asked this question a couple weeks ago and my topic was hijacked and never answered, so I figured I'd wait a little while and then ask again. Here's my situation: I've got multiple Apache web servers running on different platforms (IBM POWER7, Red Hat, CentOS, Windows) and I want to

[users@httpd] Terminology clarification question.....

Everyone - This is a request for education on proper terminology and I hope I'm asking this in the right place. If I'm not, please feel free to point me in the right direction. I've been working with the Apache server (primary under CentOS, but some under Red Hat and on XAMPP stacks as well)