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Explain the CAP theorem and how it influences your database and architecture decisions in distributed systems.

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The CAP theorem, formulated by Eric Brewer, states that a distributed data store can provide at most two of three guarantees simultaneously: Consistency, Availability, and Partition Tolerance.

CAP theoremconsistencyavailabilitypartition toleranceeventual consistencystrong consistency

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