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Re:PostgreSQL is enough by bun_terminator on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @10:20AM (#39275141)
I have never heard the term ACID so I don't believe that's a reason for us at least
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Re:PostgreSQL is enough by hobs on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @11:40AM (#39276534)
Just because you haven't heard it doesn't mean it's not a fundamentally important part of storing data :)
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Re:PostgreSQL is enough by jakey_bakey on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @10:49AM (#39275643)
tl;dr it's an acronym that explains how the operations happening inside a database are reliable.

For example, when making a bank transfer, the database guarantees that the update doesn't happen twice by accident.

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