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Quorum (distributed computing)
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<p>A quorum is the minimum number of votes that a distributed transaction has to obtain in order to be allowed to perform an operation in a <a href="/facts/Distributed_system/o5nyhqTF">distributed system</a>. A quorum-based technique is implemented to enforce consistent operation in a distributed system. </p>