Logical Clocks in Distributed Systems
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Distributed systems operate across multiple independent nodes, making it difficult to establish a single global clock. Logical clocks enable efficient event ordering without synchronized physical clocks, ensuring consistency in distributed systems. However, physical clocks may still be preferred in scenarios requiring real-world timestamping, such as financial transactions or legal record-keeping, where absolute time consistency is crucial. This blog post explores the concepts of logical clocks, their types, and their use cases in distributed systems.