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Explain the CAP theorem and its implications for distributed systems.

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The CAP theorem, proposed by Eric Brewer, states that a distributed system can provide at most two of three guarantees simultaneously: Consistency, Availability, and Partition tolerance. Consistency means every read receives the most recent write or an error.

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