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Explain the 'Outlier Pattern'.
Updated May 1, 2026
Short answer
The Outlier Pattern handles documents that have a 'one-to-many' relationship where a few parents have vastly more children than others.
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Example: A celebrity with millions of followers vs. an average user. Instead of bloating the celebrity doc, you flag it and store extra data in a separate collection.
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