Tag:MVCC database

Articles tagged "MVCC database".

• 9 MIN READ•Apr 29, 2026

  Concurrency, Isolation, and MVCC: How Engines Handle Contention

  Databases handle concurrent access using locks, MVCC, or optimistic concurrency control. Here is how each approach works and what tradeoffs each creates.

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