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erasure coding

A forward error correction technology used to provide data resiliency and long-term data integrity, by spreading data blocks and parity information across multiple storage devices or systems that may be in multiple physical locations.

Both the level of resiliency and where erasure coding is applied (at the array, at the node, or at the system level) can significantly affect how much processing overhead it consumes.

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  • Data Recovery

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