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two-phase commit

two-phase commit noun: a commit operation that has two main steps: requesting the components of a distributed system to notify whether they are able to apply the commit and notify the components to apply it (if all of them notified that they are able to) or to abort it otherwise.

Noun

two-phase commit (plural two-phase commits)

  1. (distributed computing) A commit operation that has two main steps: requesting the components of a distributed system to notify whether they are able to apply the commit and notify the components to apply it (if all of them notified that they are able to) or to abort it otherwise.
    Synonyms:
    2PC

Synonyms of two-phase commit

  • 2PC

Forms of two-phase commit

pluraltwo-phase commits

Questions about two-phase commit

What does two-phase commit mean?
Two-phase commit means a commit operation that has two main steps: requesting the components of a distributed system to notify whether they are able to apply the commit and notify the components to apply it (if all of them notified that they are able to) or to abort it otherwise.
What part of speech is two-phase commit?
Two-phase commit is a noun.
What is the plural of two-phase commit?
The plural of two-phase commit is two-phase commits.

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