CRDT
Jul 17, 2026 · 1 min read
conflict-free replicated data type (CRDT1) is a data structure that can be replicated across multiple computers in a network.
- The application can update any replica independently, concurrently and without coordinating with other replicas.
- An algorithm automatically resolves any inconsistencies that might occur. Although replicas may have different state at any particular point in time, they're guaranteed to eventually converge.
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Local-First Software: You Own Your Data, in Spite of the Cloud. 1 Apr. 2019, https://www.inkandswitch.com/essay/local-first/. ↩
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