CAP theorem

Summary

CAP theorem is a theorem^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of theorem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (815 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• CAP theorem is credited with the discovery of Eric Brewer^[3].
• CAP theorem's instance of is recorded as theorem^[4].
• Eric Brewer is named after CAP theorem^[5].
• CAP theorem's part of is recorded as list of theorems^[6].
• CAP theorem's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bbx19k^[7].
• CAP theorem's described at URL is recorded as https://martin.kleppmann.com/2015/05/11/please-stop-calling-databases-cp-or-ap.html^[8].
• CAP theorem's described at URL is recorded as https://www.the-paper-trail.org/page/cap-faq/^[9].
• CAP theorem's facet of is recorded as database theory^[10].
• CAP theorem's proved by is recorded as Nancy Lynch^[11].
• CAP theorem's proved by is recorded as Seth Gilbert^[12].
• CAP theorem's described by source is recorded as Brewer's conjecture and the feasibility of consistent, available, partition-tolerant web services^[13].
• CAP theorem's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/cap-theorem^[14].
• CAP theorem's Quora topic ID is recorded as CAP-Theorem^[15].
• CAP theorem's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[16].
• CAP theorem's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 188478542^[17].

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Works and Contributions

CAP theorem is credited with the discovery of Eric Brewer^[3].

Why It Matters

CAP theorem ranks in the top 2% of theorem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (815 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]