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distributed system
This term is a technical compound noun used primarily in computer science and software engineering. It describes an architecture where processing is spread across multiple nodes rather than centralized on a single machine. The connotation is one of scalability, resilience, and complexity, as it implies the need for sophisticated synchronization and communication protocols.
In professional discourse, it is often contrasted with centralized systems. While a centralized system has a single point of failure, a distributed system is designed for fault tolerance, meaning the system continues to operate even if individual components fail.
Meanings
Examples
The company migrated its legacy architecture to a distributed system to handle the surge in traffic.
The company migrated its legacy architecture to a distributed system to handle the surge in traffic.
We need to ensure that our distributed system remains fault tolerant during a node failure.
A distributed system allows for better scalability than a single powerful server.
A distributed system allows for better scalability than a single powerful server.
I wonder if this distributed system can maintain strong consistency across all regions.
The professor explained how a distributed system coordinates tasks across multiple machines.
The professor explained how a distributed system coordinates tasks across multiple machines.
Designing a distributed system requires a deep understanding of network latency.
Designing a distributed system requires a deep understanding of network latency.
Is the current distributed system capable of processing ten thousand requests per second?
Is the current distributed system capable of processing ten thousand requests per second?
The blockchain is essentially a specialized type of distributed system.
The blockchain is essentially a specialized type of distributed system.
Managing state in a distributed system is significantly more complex than in a monolith.
Managing state in a distributed system is significantly more complex than in a monolith.