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Re:Show HN: JSONlite – A simple, serverless, zero-configurat... by nodesocket on Sunday February 12, 2017 @12:18PM (#13629293)
"The word shard means a small part of a whole."

The idea is breakup uuid keys into sub directories based on the first couple of letters to prevent file system performance issues. Seems like the right usage of the word from a dictionary perspective.

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Re:Show HN: JSONlite – A simple, serverless, zero-configurat... by sciurus on Sunday February 12, 2017 @02:29PM (#13630079)
According to your logic, my home directory is also a sharded, serverless, zero-configuration document store. I should apply for some VC funding. ;-)
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