two-phase commits

A form of two-phase commit — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of two-phase commit
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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