From d394b61ff9a6eb7ef132ab9850c1eed56fae5ae9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neesara Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2020 06:52:02 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Resolve #164 - Fix phrasing with availability and partition tolerance (#350) --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 66cc412f29..13a7bd651f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ Waiting for a response from the partitioned node might result in a timeout error #### AP - availability and partition tolerance -Responses return the most recent version of the data available on a node, which might not be the latest. Writes might take some time to propagate when the partition is resolved. +Responses return the most readily available version of the data available on any node, which might not be the latest. Writes might take some time to propagate when the partition is resolved. AP is a good choice if the business needs allow for [eventual consistency](#eventual-consistency) or when the system needs to continue working despite external errors.