reshard

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verb

To redivide (a database) into shards.

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Meanings

verbreshard (third-person singular simple present reshards, present participle resharding, simple past and past participle resharded)

present singular third person reshards · participle present resharding · participle past resharded · past resharded

  1. transitivecomputingTo redivide (a database) into shards.

    The separation of values into those partitions is performed on fixed boundaries: you have to set fixed rules ahead of time to route values to their appropriate store. With it comes the inherent difficulty of having to reshard the data when one of the horizontal partitions exceeds its capacity.

    2011, Lars George, HBase: The Definitive Guide: Random Access to Your Planet-Size Data

Origin

From re- + shard.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ShraderSherardharders
Cite this entry
APA

reshard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reshard

MLA

“reshard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reshard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reshard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reshard.

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