11. GlossaryΒΆ

Here is a list of definitions of words in the context of this documentation.

alias
A unique string of bytes identifying an entry within the cluster.
cluster
A set of peer-to-peer quasardb nodes configured to work as a single distributed repository.
content
Arbitrary data not interpreted by quasardb.
entry
An association between a string named alias and arbitrary data named content. An entry can also be understood as a pair (alias, content).
grid
A set of nodes.
node
An active computer attached to a network.
predecessor
An entry or node whose ID is lower than the considered ID
repository
A software module enabling data storage and retrieval.
server
A running instance of a quasardb daemon. On most setups only one server runs on any given node.
stable
A cluster is stable if all its elements have a valid and appropriate predecessor and successor.
stabilization
The process that makes a cluster stable.
successor
An entry or node whose ID is greater than the considered ID
transient
A server whose content is not persisted.

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