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Synchronous data replication

nounid 4311·updated May 12, 2026
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A process for copying data from one source to another in which an acknowledgement of the receipt of data at the copy location is required for application processing to continue. Consequently, the content of databases stored in alternate facilities is identical to those at the original storage site, and copies of data contain current information at the time of a disruption in processing.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

Regulated75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

50%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Synchronous data replications
possessive
Synchronous data replication's
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Synchronous data replications'

Framework definitions

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
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A process for copying data from one source to another in which an acknowledgement of the receipt of data at the copy location is required for application processing to continue. Consequently, the content of databases stored in alternate facilities is identical to those at the original storage site, and copies of data contain current information at the time of a disruption in processing.

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