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Not just about it only completing or failing, but another observer in the system should never be able to find it in the half-way state. To everyone but the imp
by LukeShu 10y ago
Not just about it only completing or failing, but another observer in the system should never be able to find it in the half-way state. To everyone but the implementer of the atomic operation, it has no half-way states.
- lomnakkus 10y agoIn the database terminology that's usually called "Isolation" to keep the concept separate from the rather restricted definition of atomicity.