Data consistency: toward a terminological clarification
Consistency is an inconsistency are ubiquitous term in data engineering. Its relevance to quality is obvious, since consistency is a commonplace dimension of data quality. However, connotations are vague or ambiguous. In this paper, we address semantic consistency, transaction consistency, replicati...
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| Tipo de documento: | capítulo de livro |
| Data de publicação: | 2015 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) |
| Repositório: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/64400 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/64400 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Data consistency Semantic consistency Transaction consistency Distribution consistency Replication consistency Eventual consistency Partial consistency LENGUAJES Y SISTEMAS INFORMATICOS |
| Resumo: | Consistency is an inconsistency are ubiquitous term in data engineering. Its relevance to quality is obvious, since consistency is a commonplace dimension of data quality. However, connotations are vague or ambiguous. In this paper, we address semantic consistency, transaction consistency, replication consistency, eventual consistency and the new notion of partial consistency in databases. We characterize their distinguishing properties, and also address their differences, interactions and interdependencies. Partial consistency is an entry door to living with inconsistency, which is an ineludible necessity in the age of big data. |
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