What Does Database Replication Mean?

Database replication is a technique through which an instance of a database is exactly copied to, transferred to or integrated with another location. Database replication enables the copying of a database file from a master database management system (DBMS) and its exact deployment on a slave DBMS.

Techopedia Explains Database Replication

  • Transactional replication
  • Snapshot replication
  • Merge replication