Atomicity

/ˌætəˈmɪsəti/

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Transaction Safety

Atomicity in databases means a guarantee of transaction safety.

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Database atomicity prevents partial updates that could lead to data inconsistency.

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All or Nothing

Atomic means indivisible in computing. An operation can't be divided further.

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Thanks to atomicity, the payment process is all or nothing.

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Error Handling

Atomicity handles errors by fully rolling back changes if a transaction fails.

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If a system crash occurs, atomicity ensures data is not partially written.

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