Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

sharded

Adjective

/ˈʃɑːr.dɪd/

Definition

Divided into parts or fragments, particularly in the context of databases or storage systems.

Examples

When the database is sharded, each server only needs to handle a portion of the data.
The application was more efficient once it implemented sharding to manage its user data.

Meaning

The term ‘sharded’ refers to a method of data partitioning where a dataset is divided into smaller, more manageable pieces known as ‘shards’. This is commonly used to improve performance and scalability in database management.