BASE concepts

BASE stands for Basically Available, Soft state, and Eventually consistent. It's an approach used in distributed systems, particularly in databases. "Basically Available" means that the system guarantees availability, so users can access data even during failures. "Soft state" indicates that the state of the system may change over time, even without new input, due to eventual updates. "Eventually consistent" ensures that, given enough time, all copies of the data will become consistent, though they may not be at any given moment. This contrasts with traditional systems that prioritize strong consistency at the expense of availability.