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Lamport timestamp

noun

Etymology

Named after the creator, Leslie Lamport.

Definitions

  1. A timestamp generated by a certain algorithm used to determine the order of events in a…

    A timestamp generated by a certain algorithm used to determine the order of events in a distributed system.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Lamport timestamp. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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