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Glossary: System Design Beyond the Basics in JavaScript

Idempotent

Also written: idempotency, idempotency key

Safe to repeat: doing it twice has the same effect as once. Consumers and payment calls are made idempotent so retries don't duplicate work.

Where the book teaches it

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At-most-onceExactly-onceINSERT OR IGNORE