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  "headline": "CAP Theorem",
  "description": "The CAP theorem (Eric Brewer, 2000; formally proven by Gilbert & Lynch, 2002) states: a distributed system can guarantee at most two of: Consistency (all nodes see same data), Availability (every request gets a response), Partition Tolerance (system works despite network partitions). Since partitions are inevitable, you must choose between C and A.",
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