CAP theorem – Partition is a verb

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The P in CAP stands for Partition Tolerance. For the longest time, “Partition Tolerance” just wouldn’t stick in my brain. In the CAP theorem, partition isn’t a noun - it’s a verb. I had thought of the word partition in “Partition Tolerance” as referencing a subset of data. Certainly not for the people in Maryland. Turns out, “Partition Tolerance” isn’t about a data partition at all; it’s about the behavior of the network.

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