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vector clock

vector clock noun: an array of logical clocks used to determine the partial order of events in a distributed system and detect causality violations.

Noun

vector clock (plural vector clocks)

  1. An array of logical clocks used to determine the partial order of events in a distributed system and detect causality violations.

Forms of vector clock

pluralvector clocks

Questions about vector clock

What does vector clock mean?
Vector clock means an array of logical clocks used to determine the partial order of events in a distributed system and detect causality violations.
What part of speech is vector clock?
Vector clock is a noun.
What is the plural of vector clock?
The plural of vector clock is vector clocks.

Words near vector clock in the dictionary

  1. vector boson
  2. vector bosons
  3. vector bundle
  4. vector bundles
  5. vector calculus
  6. vector clock
  7. vector clocks
  8. vector field
  9. vector fields
  10. vector function
  11. vector functions

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