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Network Partitions

A communication break or failure between nodes in a network, causing nodes to split into isolated groups.

Definition

A communication break or failure between nodes in a network, causing nodes to split into isolated groups.

Use case

Handling a network partition gracefully using CAP theorem tradeoffs in distributed databases.

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Articles

CAP theorem

Wikipedia · Article · link checked 2026-10-16

What happens when parts of a network stop talking to each other.

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