to shard
8.2
To divide a database into smaller parts to make it faster
- verb
- /ʃɑrd/
- Specialized
:
particionar
- When a database grows too large, it is often necessary to shard it for better scalability.
Examples
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The development team decided to shard the dataset to enhance data retrieval speeds.
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We looked at scaling up the hardware vertically and sharding the database horizontally, but both options seemed like we were just kicking the can down the road.
Blog text (8) -
To improve performance, we need to shard the database into smaller, manageable sections.
Synonyms
to divide
vsto shard
680
1.1
To split something into parts or groups
is used in computing to make independent parts for better performance
to split up
vsto shard
47
2.6
To divide something into smaller parts
is a computing process that forms independent parts to boost performance
to chunk
vsto shard
1
3.9
To group similar things together into larger units
is a computing action that breaks data into small independent parts for speed
How Divided
to fragment
39
3.7
39
3.7
to shard
- Specialized
to split
513
1.3
513
1.3
to partition
10
4.0
10
4.0
to separate
297
1.9
297
1.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb shard comes from the noun for a small piece, so to 'shard' a database is to break the data into smaller parts or 'shards'. That's why engineers say they 'sharded' the data to make processing easier and quicker.