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Replication
Quick Definition
Copying data between servers for redundancy
Full Definition
Copying data between servers for redundancy and load distribution.
Examples
master-slave, master-master, synchronous replication
Related Terms
high-availability
failover
More Database Terms
Database Migration
Version-controlled changes to database schema
Normalization
Organizing tables to reduce redundancy and improve integrity
ACID
Properties guaranteeing reliable transaction processing
Sharding
Horizontal data partitioning across multiple instances
Database Connection
Communication channel between application and database server
Cassandra
Distributed NoSQL database with high availability and scalability