Glossary: System Design Beyond the Basics
Quorum
Also written: W + R > N
Enough replicas to decide: a write waits for W acks and a read asks R replicas. If W + R > N, a read always overlaps the latest write.
Glossary: System Design Beyond the Basics
Also written: W + R > N
Enough replicas to decide: a write waits for W acks and a read asks R replicas. If W + R > N, a read always overlaps the latest write.