two-phase commit

noun

A commit operation that has two main steps: requesting the components of a distributed system to notify whether they are able to apply the commit and notify the components to apply it (if all of them notified that they are able to) or to abort it otherwise.

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Meanings

nountwo-phase commit (plural two-phase commits)

plural two-phase commits

  1. distributed computingA commit operation that has two main steps: requesting the components of a distributed system to notify whether they are able to apply the commit and notify the components to apply it (if all of them notified that they are able to) or to abort it otherwise.

    Synonyms: 2PC

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA commit operation that has two main steps: requesting the components of a distributed system to notify whether they are able to apply the commit and notify the components to apply it (if all of them notified that they are able to) or to abort it otherwise.

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2PC
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APA

two-phase commit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-phase%20commit

MLA

“two-phase commit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-phase%20commit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “two-phase commit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-phase%20commit.

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