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journalization

journalization

8.3
Recording recent changes to files or data so a system can recover after a crash
  • noun
  • /ˌdʒɜrnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
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  • Without journalization, restoring the system after a crash would be much more difficult.

Examples

  • The database administrator explained how journalization ensures that recent transactions can be recovered.

  • The journalization of data is crucial for system recovery.

  • Modern file systems use journalization to help prevent data loss after unexpected shutdowns.

  • Effective journalization helps prevent data loss.

  • Modern file systems use journalization to help prevent data loss after unexpected shutdowns.

  • The database administrator explained how journalization ensures that recent transactions can be recovered.

  • Without journalization, restoring the system after a crash would be much more difficult.

Synonyms

record-keeping
vsjournalization
7 3.3

Keeping written or digital information so you can find it later

focuses on logging file changes so systems can recover after failure

How Detailed

trace program
  • Specialized
5.2
journalization
  • Specialized
8.3
log
429 3.1

Surface Forms

journalization singular
journalizations plural

Morphology

journalization = journalize (transparent) = journal + ize + ation

The technical computing sense denotes the act of recording to a journal and is a direct nominalization of 'journalize', so the morphological relation is clear.

Etymology

Journalization comes from journal, a word for a 'diary' or 'daily record', and -ization means 'making'. In computing, a helpful image is a system diary: journalization is giving the system a 'diary' of recent actions so it can recover files after a crash.