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What is hinted handoff in distributed databases?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Hinted handoff temporarily stores writes for unavailable nodes.
Deep explanation
If a replica is down, another node stores a hint about the write. When the failed node recovers, it receives the missed updates.
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