AI engineering glossary · SQL databases
What is eventual consistency?
Eventual consistency: A guarantee that if no new updates occur, all copies of the data will eventually hold the same value, although reads may briefly return stale data. It allows high availability and speed in distributed systems.
Eventual consistency: an example
After you change your profile photo, a friend in another region may still see the old one for a few seconds.
Related terms
More SQL databases terms
Where you learn it
Eventual consistency is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.