Atomic

Definition: Anything atomic is at the lowest or simplest level possible. An atomic operation, or atomicity, implies an operation that must be performed entirely or not at all. For example, if machine failure prevents a transaction to be processed to completion, the system will be rolled back to the start of the transaction.

What This Means: Understanding the atomic operations in an application is important to be able to integrate data exchanges and align operations across applications. This is crucial in today’s environments where every application is linked to others in some way.

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