Acronym
for "Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability", as understood
in data-management theory (which underlies engineering of
database management systems [[DBMSs]]).

Accessible introductions to the value of ACID include ones
from
   * the aD crew [http://www.arsdigita.com/books/panda/databases-choosing]
   * [CL] [http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1999-09/lw-09-aolserver_3.html]



[[Explain why and how [MetaKit] and [MySQL] don't respect ACIDity.]]


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