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title: "Partition Tolerance — Database Glossary | Xata"
description: "The ability of a distributed system to continue operating when network communication between nodes is interrupted. One of the three properties in the CA..."
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# Partition Tolerance

Distributed Systems

The ability of a distributed system to continue operating when network communication between nodes is interrupted. One of the three properties in the CAP theorem. All practical distributed databases must handle partitions.

Related terms

[CAP Theorem](/glossary/cap-theorem)[Consensus](/glossary/consensus)

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