Atomicity in databases means a guarantee of transaction safety. Database atomicity prevents partial updates that could lead to data inconsistency.
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All or Nothing
Atomic means indivisible in computing. An operation can't be divided further. Thanks to atomicity, the payment process is all or nothing.
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Error Handling
Atomicity handles errors by fully rolling back changes if a transaction fails. If a system crash occurs, atomicity ensures data is not partially written.