base-db

The BASE acronym is used to describe the properties of certain databases, usually NoSQL databases. It's often referred to as the opposite of ACID . There are only few articles that touch upon the details of BASE, whereas ACID has plenty of articles that elaborate on each of the atomicity, consistency, isolation and durability properties. Wikipedia only devotes a few lines to the term. This leaves me with some questions about the definition : B asically A vailable, S oft state, E ventual consistency I have interpreted these properties as follows, using this article and my imagination: Basically