logical clocks

Logical clocks are a way for computers in a network to keep track of the order of events without relying on real time. Each computer maintains a counter that increases with each action, and when computers communicate, they share their counters to update their understanding of the sequence. This helps ensure that all systems agree on the order of events, even if they don't have synchronized clocks. Logical clocks are essential for coordinating tasks and debugging in distributed systems, providing a consistent way to understand which events happened before others.