Deltabased
Deltabased is a design and terminology used to describe systems that update or synchronize state using incremental changes, or deltas, rather than transmitting whole states. In a deltabase, the current version of data is obtained by applying one or more delta patches to a known base version. The concept is widely used in data synchronization, backup, and software delivery to reduce bandwidth and storage requirements.
Core ideas include generating deltas from a base version through a differencing algorithm, transmitting or storing
Applications include distributed databases with delta-based replication, online collaboration tools that exchange edits, software update mechanisms
Advantages include reduced bandwidth, faster recovery, and improved resilience in partially connected environments. Challenges involve the
Related concepts include delta encoding, patching, rsync, incremental backups, and operation-based synchronization.