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[[inside-a-shard]]
== Inside a shard
== Inside a Shard

In <<distributed-cluster>>, we introduced the _shard_, and described((("shards"))) it as a
low-level ``worker unit''. But what exactly *is* a shard and how does it work?
In this chapter we will answer these questions:
low-level _worker unit_. But what exactly _is_ a shard and how does it work?
In this chapter, we answer these questions:

* Why is search _**near** real-time_?
* Why are document CRUD (_create-read-update-delete_) operations _**real**-time_?
* Why is search _near_ real-time?
* Why are document CRUD (create-read-update-delete) operations _real-time_?
* How does Elasticsearch ensure that the changes you make are durable, that
they won't be lost if there is a power failure?
* Why does deleting documents not free up space immediately?
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The easiest way to understand how a shard functions today is to start with a
history lesson. We will look at the problems that needed to be solved in order
to provide a distributed durable datastore with near real-time search and
to provide a distributed durable datas tore with near real-time search and
analytics.

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The information presented below is for your interest. You are not required to
The information presented in this chapter is for your interest. You are not required to
understand and remember all the detail in order to use Elasticsearch. Read
the section to gain a taste for how things work, and to know where the
this chapter to gain a taste for how things work, and to know where the
information is in case you need to refer to it in the future, but don't be
overwhelmed by the detail.
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