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# [4.5. Handling Time: Clock Skew, Logical Clocks, and Distributed Transactions](https://techzen.hashnode.dev/45-handling-time-clock-skew-logical-clocks-and-distributed-transactions?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Taming Time in Distributed Systems: Clock Skew, Logical Clocks, and Transactions Building distributed systems is like herding cats, and one of the biggest headaches is dealing with time. Unlike a single computer where everything operates in a synchro...

Nov 23, 2025 · 5 min read · techzen.hashnode.dev  
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