write-ahead log

noun

A log where all database modifications are stored before they are applied.

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WAL
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Meanings

nounwrite-ahead log (plural write-ahead logs)

plural write-ahead logs

  1. computingA log where all database modifications are stored before they are applied.

    Synonyms: WAL

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA log where all database modifications are stored before they are applied.

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WAL
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APA

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

MLA

“write-ahead log.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/write-ahead%20log. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “write-ahead log,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/write-ahead%20log.

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