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// summary
TiDB is an open-source, distributed SQL database engineered for high availability, strong consistency, and seamless horizontal or vertical scalability. It supports Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP) by utilizing separate row-based and columnar storage engines for optimized performance. The platform is cloud-native, MySQL-compatible, and distributed under the Apache 2.0 license to encourage community collaboration.
// use cases
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Horizontal and vertical scaling of database clusters without downtime.
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Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP) for real-time data analysis.
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MySQL-compatible application development and migration with minimal code changes.