Chandy-Lamport Algorithm

Algorithm to record the global state of a distributed system
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Chandy-Lamport Algorithm

Summary

Chandy-Lamport Algorithm is a parallel algorithm[1]. It draws 43 Wikipedia views per month (parallel_algorithm category, ranking #2 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chandy-Lamport Algorithm is credited with the discovery of Kanianthra Mani Chandy[3].
  • Chandy-Lamport Algorithm is credited with the discovery of Leslie Lamport[4].
  • Chandy-Lamport Algorithm's instance of is recorded as parallel algorithm[5].
  • Chandy-Lamport Algorithm's instance of is recorded as snapshot algorithm[6].
  • Kanianthra Mani Chandy is named after Chandy-Lamport Algorithm[7].
  • Leslie Lamport is named after Chandy-Lamport Algorithm[8].
  • Chandy-Lamport Algorithm's publication date is recorded as +1985-02-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Chandy-Lamport Algorithm's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01wzsp[10].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include parallel algorithm[5] and snapshot algorithm[6].

History and Context

Things named after include Kanianthra Mani Chandy[7], a computer scientist[11], b. 1944[12], of United States[13], awarded the Dijkstra Prize[14], specialised in informatics[15] and Leslie Lamport[8], a mathematician[16], b. 1941[17], of United States[18], awarded the Dijkstra Prize[19], specialised in computer science[20].

Why It Matters

Chandy-Lamport Algorithm draws 43 Wikipedia views per month (parallel_algorithm category, ranking #2 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

References

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  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . research.microsoft.com. research.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [11] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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