What exactly is a "partition-free network"? In my understanding no such thing exists, a partition can happen even if all the servers run on the same physical ha

What exactly is a "partition-free network"? In my understanding no such thing exists, a partition can happen even if all the servers run on the same physical hardware (because of networking stacks, bugs, misconfiguration and so on), and even if they think that no such thing can happen if runs for eternity it will eventually happen. The question that CAP asks is what happens when a partition happens? Does the DB C: Stay consistent but not available A: Stay available but not consistent There is no other option.