Idempotency

Idempotency refers to the property of an operation that can be performed multiple times without changing the result beyond the initial application, ensuring predictable and reliable outcomes in distributed systems and APIs. In the tech community, idempotency is crucial for designing robust and fault-tolerant systems, as it allows developers to safely retry failed operations without causing unintended side effects, making it a fundamental concept in software development, particularly in cloud computing, microservices architecture, and API design.