Sharding
Quick Definition
Horizontal data partitioning across multiple instances
Full Definition
Horizontal data partitioning across multiple database instances to distribute load.
Examples
horizontal scaling, data partitioning, distributed databases
Related Terms
partitioning
horizontal-scaling
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