From 32a537b1ecb358cb4ca2ff997938c58f78afaffc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zanemayo Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 10:56:38 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Change AP wording for clarity (#50) --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c9164c7..f084fa8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ 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, which might not be the latest. Writes might take some time to propagate when the partition is resolved. +Responses return the most recent version of the data available on the a 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.