Glossary term
What is PACELC? Meaning for developers
PACELC stands for Partition → Availability or Consistency; Else → Latency or Consistency.
Adds the everyday latency vs consistency trade-off. Example: Strong consistency across continents is slower.
Learn it properly · System DesignLesson 27: CAP Theorem & PACELC Without the Confusion“MongoDB is CP, Cassandra is AP, pick two of three” — mostly misleading. What CAP really says about network partitions, why “CA” isn't a real option, and PACELC: the latency-vs-consistency trade you pay every day, even when nothing is broken.