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• Replication Layer (Cockroachlabs)
  Note: This term may have other meanings in other contexts. Here, we are defining it in the context of a distributed database.
• Serializable Isolation (Cockroachlabs)
  CockroachDB Glossary Serializable Isolation What is Serializable Isolation? Serializable Isolation is the highest level of isolation possib…
• ORM (Object-Relational Mapper) (Cockroachlabs)
  What is an ORM (Object-Relational Mapper)? An ORM is a software intermediary between the application and the database.
• What is Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS)? (Cockroachlabs)
  A Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) is a cloud-based service model that provides users with access to a database without the need for setting u…
• Distribution Layer (Cockroachlabs)
  Note: This term may have other meanings in other contexts. Here, we are defining it in the context of a distributed database.
• Key Value (KV) Layer (Cockroachlabs)
  Note: This term is specific to CockroachDB, a Distributed SQL database. In other contexts, it may be used differently.
• Load Balance (Cockroachlabs)
  CockroachDB Glossary Load Balance Note: This term is specific to CockroachDB, a Distributed SQL database.
• What is chaos testing? (Cockroachlabs)
  As organizations shift toward cloud-native and distributed architectures, the importance of chaos testing continues to grow.
• Primary Index (Cockroachlabs)
  An index is a column whose data is designated to the “key” location in a Key-Value pair.
• Gateway Node (Cockroachlabs)
  Note: This term is specific to CockroachDB, a Distributed SQL database. In other contexts, it may be used differently.
• PostgreSQL Wire Protocol (Cockroachlabs)
  PostgreSQL Wire Protocol is a dialect of the SQL language that’s spoken by the database called PostgreSQL.
• Application / Client (Cockroachlabs)
  An application or client is a software program.
• Gossip Protocol (Cockroachlabs)
  Note: This term may have other meanings in other contexts. Here, we are defining it in the context of a distributed database.
• Distributed SQL (Cockroachlabs)
  Distributed SQL represents a significant evolution in database technology, designed to meet the needs of modern cloud applications.
• High availability (Cockroachlabs)
  Note: This term may have other meanings in other contexts. Here, we are defining it in the context of a distributed database.
• Edge Computing (Cockroachlabs)
  Edge computing is a somewhat overloaded term to describe locality-sensitive distributed computing architecture.
• AZ (Availability Zone, or Zone) (Cockroachlabs)
  An AZ, availability zone, or just “zone”, typically refers to a single data warehouse within a region.
• What is cloud migration? (Cockroachlabs)
  Cloud migration is the process of moving an organization's digital assets, services, databases, IT resources, and applications into the clo…
• Serverless SQL (Cockroachlabs)
  Serverless SQL is an alternative way of referring to a serverless SQL database such as CockroachDB Serverless.
• RTO (Recovery Time Objective) (Cockroachlabs)
  CockroachDB Glossary RTO (Recovery Time Objective) What is RTO (Recovery Time Objective)? RTO (Recovery Time Objective) is the amount of ti…
• Public Cloud (Cockroachlabs)
  Public Cloud is the term for the most common kind of cloud computing vendor.
• Structured Data (Cockroachlabs)
  CockroachDB Glossary Structured Data What is Structured Data? Structured Data (also called relational data) is data that lives best in a st…
• What is a vector database? (Cockroachlabs)
  AI is no longer on the horizon—it’s here. From search and chatbots to recommendation engines and generative tools, intelligent applications…
• Request Units (Cockroachlabs)
  Request Units (RUs) measure the compute and I/O resources consumed when a user or application queries a database.
• Cost-Based Optimizer (Cockroachlabs)
  Note: This term is specific to CockroachDB, a Distributed SQL database. In other contexts, it may be used differently.
• Active-Active Availability (Cockroachlabs)
  Active-active availability is one way to configure a distributed database to offer high availability.
• Range Replication (Cockroachlabs)
  CockroachDB Glossary Range Replication What is Range Replication? Range replication is the duplication of ranges on multiple nodes so that…
• What is Vector Search? (Cockroachlabs)
  Vector search is a modern search technique that finds results based on meaning rather than exact keywords.
• OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) (Cockroachlabs)
  What is OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing)?
• MVCC (Multiversion Concurrency Control) (Cockroachlabs)
  Note: This term is specific to CockroachDB, a Distributed SQL database. In other contexts, it may be used differently.
• Monolithic Sorted Key Value Map (Cockroachlabs)
  Note: This term is specific to CockroachDB, a Distributed SQL database. In other contexts, it may be used differently.
• Active-Passive Availability (Cockroachlabs)
  Active-passive availability is one way to configure a distributed database to offer high availability.
• Private Cloud (Cockroachlabs)
  In a private cloud, a company’s data is stored in a dedicated cloud environment, rather than being stored on shared machines.
• Serverless REST API (Cockroachlabs)
  CockroachDB Glossary Serverless REST API What is a REST API?
• Raft Consensus Protocol (Cockroachlabs)
  The Raft Consensus Protocol is the set of quorum guidelines that CockroachDB follows to ensure each range is consistent.
• Storage Layer (Cockroachlabs)
  Note: This term is specific to CockroachDB, a Distributed SQL database. In other contexts, it may be used differently.
• Hybrid Cloud (Cockroachlabs)
  Note: This term may have other meanings in other contexts. Here, we are defining it in the context of a distributed database.
• Secondary Index (Cockroachlabs)
  A Secondary Index is a secondary column by which you can sort data. CockroachDB supports both primary and secondary indexes.
• Serverless Step Functions (Cockroachlabs)
  Serverless Step Functions What are Serverless Step Functions? Step Function is a serverless service provided by AWS that’s aimed at making…
• Multi-Active Availability (Cockroachlabs)
  Multi-Active Availability is CockroachDB’s high availability model.
• Data Warehouse / Datacenter (Cockroachlabs)
  A data warehouse or datacenter is a giant warehouse where thousands of machines live, arranged in racks.
• Hybrid Logical Clock (HLC) Timestamps (Cockroachlabs)
  What are Hybrid Logical Clock (HLC) Timestamps?
• Multi-Tenant Architecture (Cockroachlabs)
  Multi-Tenant Architecture What is Multi-Tenant Architecture? Multi-tenant architecture is a software architecture in which multiple “tenant…
• Machine / Server (Cockroachlabs)
  Note: This term may have other meanings in other contexts. Here, we are defining it in the context of a distributed database.
• What is disaster recovery? (Cockroachlabs)
  Disaster recovery (DR) is a vital part of database management to ensure quick recovery from disruptions like hardware failures, data corrup…
• Unstructured Data (Cockroachlabs)
  CockroachDB Glossary Unstructured Data What is Unstructured Data? Unstructured Data is essentially the opposite of structured data: data th…
• Burst Capacity (Cockroachlabs)
  In the context of CockroachDB Serverless, burst capacity is the monthly reserve of Request Units available to free users to handle bursts o…
• What is metadata management? (Cockroachlabs)
  Metadata management is the practice of organizing and governing data about your data. Learn why it matters for compliance, scale, and devel…
• What is an MCP Server? (Cockroachlabs)
  MCP Server explained: Learn how Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers connect AI models to real-world tools, APIs, and data through secure,…