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Wikipedia has:

Shard (database architecture) > Etymology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shard_(database_architecture)#...

Partition > Horizontal partitioning --> Sharding: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_(database)

Database scalability > Techniques > Partitioning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_scalability

Network partition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_partition



why is every social media network now just "post something with varying levels of correctness because it farms engagement"

it's so exhausting needing to just read comments to get the actual, real truth


None of this is incorrect. Why are people so disrespectful about others doing the work?


Do you realize that the linked Wikipedia post agrees with the article? It lists Ultima Online as one of two likely sources for the term "sharding."


Yup, I realize that the post could have originated from that section of the wikipedia article; or they are relying upon common sources.




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