Glossary term
What is isolation level (Transaction isolation level)?
isolation level stands for Transaction isolation level.
In Backend in Depth
How much one running transaction can see of another. The levels are Read Committed, Repeatable Read and Serializable.
Learn it properly · Backend in DepthLesson 7: Database Fundamentals for API Engineers: Indexes, Transactions, IsolationB-tree indexes, reading EXPLAIN ANALYZE, transactions and isolation levels, and the race conditions they stop, like selling too many items.In SQL & PostgreSQL
How much one transaction can see of another's work: read committed, repeatable read or serializable.
Learn it properly · SQL & PostgreSQLLesson 6: Transactions, Isolation Levels and LocksAtomicity, read committed versus repeatable read versus serializable with two real sessions, row locks, SKIP LOCKED, deadlocks and retries.