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Lamport timestamps

a simple algorithm used to determine the order of events in a distributed computer system
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Lamport timestamps

Summary

Lamport timestamps is a logical clock[1]. It draws 193 Wikipedia views per month (logical_clock category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lamport timestamps is credited with the discovery of Leslie Lamport[3].
  • Lamport timestamps's instance of is recorded as logical clock[4].
  • Leslie Lamport is named after Lamport timestamps[5].
  • Lamport timestamps's has use is recorded as concurrent computing[6].
  • Lamport timestamps's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Lamport timestamps's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06s8rr[8].
  • Lamport timestamps's described by source is recorded as Time, clocks, and the ordering of events in a distributed system[9].
  • Lamport timestamps's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 106054997[10].

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Designation and Status

Lamport timestamps's instance of is recorded as logical clock[4].

History and Context

Leslie Lamport is named after Lamport timestamps[5].

Why It Matters

Lamport timestamps draws 193 Wikipedia views per month (logical_clock category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Related Entities

Leslie Lamport

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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