cascading

Meanings

• noun

  The process of data being passed from one function or process to another in a series, often resulting in a sequence of related effects.

  - "In databases, cascading updates ensure that related records are updated automatically when a record is modified."
  - "Cascading style sheets (CSS) allow for the presentation style of a document to be defined centrally, which is then inherited by other elements."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with cascading
daisy , mazes , razes

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Variants

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cascade , cascaded , cascades , cascading

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Etymology

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From the idea of a series of waterfalls or a chain reaction.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'cascading' was first used in the context of databases in the 1970s.

2. The term 'cascading' is also used in other fields, such as fluid dynamics and physics, to describe the behavior of systems where changes propagate through a series of interconnected components.

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Related Concepts

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1. Cascading Updates: A database mechanism that automatically updates related records when a record is modified.

2. Cascading Style Sheets: A style sheet language used for describing the look and formatting of a document written in HTML or XML.

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Culture

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Cascading is often used in computer science and databases to describe the propagation of changes. It is a fundamental concept in database management systems, particularly in the context of transactions and data integrity.

How to Memorize "cascading"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a series of waterfalls or dominoes falling one after another. This represents the concept of cascading, where changes propagate from one element to another.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'cascading' with the idea of a chain reaction or a series of related effects.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym CASCADE: C - Change, A - At, S - Source, C - Cascade, A - And, D - Downstream, E - Elements.

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