Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

Paxos: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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Distributed systems

a consensus protocol by which unreliable processes agree on a single value as long as a majority can communicate.

In distributed systems, Paxos refers to a consensus protocol by which unreliable processes agree on a single value as long as a majority can communicate. This meaning comes from Lamport (1998) in ACM Transactions on Computer Systems.[1]

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Nearby constructs

consensus4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs protocol1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct quorum2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Lamport, L. (1998). The part-time parliament. ACM Transactions on Computer Systems, 16(2), 133-169. https://doi.org/10.1145/279227.279229

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