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Raft

Raft

7 9.9
A way for many computers to agree on the same order of updates
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Raft

Examples

  • There's been a breach at the Raft prison.

    Captain America: Civil War (2016)

  • Life rafts will search for survivors.

    The Day of the Triffids (1963)

  • At dawn, we broke camp, loaded the gear rafts, and put on our safety equipment.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Get in the raft!

    U-571 (2000)

  • The course continued with actual practice at firefighting, raft launching, flood control, donning an immersion suit, etc.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The Raft algorithm ensures that all servers in the distributed system agree on the same sequence of updates.

  • Using the Raft consensus algorithm, we managed to synchronize the state of our servers effectively.

  • The distributed database employed the Raft protocol to maintain consistency across multiple nodes.

Compounds

life raft
7 2.9

A small inflatable boat used to escape from a sinking ship

life raft
1 3.2

Support that helps people in a difficult or dangerous time

balsa raft
5.4

A light raft made from balsa wood used for travel on water

raft foundation
  • Specialized
6.7

A large concrete slab under a building that spreads its weight to stop sinking on soft ground

Surface Forms

raft singular
rafts plural

Etymology

The word Raft comes from an old Germanic word meaning 'a bundle of logs' tied together to float on water. So, the computing name Raft is a helpful image: like logs joined into one floating platform, the algorithm keeps many servers together so they agree on the same order of updates.