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The Data Consistency Conundrum: Deferred Versus Immediate Checking

Tony Hatoun

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To protect the referential integrity of their data, users of data base management systems (DBMSs) can select one of two ways to check the consistency of their data bases. This column discusses the advantages of each of these methods–immediate checking and deferred checking – and their importance to referential integrity.

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Key concepts: Consistency (knowledge bases), Computer science, Data integrity, Data consistency, Sequential consistency, Base (topology), Column (typography), Causal consistency