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# [The Thundering Herd Problem: Explained](https://adityatrivedi.hashnode.dev/the-thundering-herd-problem-explained?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Learn what the Thundering Herd problem is, why it crashes databases, and how to fix it using request coalescing, jitter, and locking. A must-know for

Feb 24 · 6 min read · adityatrivedi.hashnode.dev  
Updated Feb 26  
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-   [#system-design](https://hashnode.com/tag/system-design)
-   [#thundering-herd](https://hashnode.com/tag/thundering-herd)
-   [#system-architecture](https://hashnode.com/tag/system-architecture)
-   [#caching](https://hashnode.com/tag/caching)
-   [#cache](https://hashnode.com/tag/cache)
-   [#jitter](https://hashnode.com/tag/jitter)
-   [#scalability](https://hashnode.com/tag/scalability)
-   [#database](https://hashnode.com/tag/database)
-   [#database-optimization](https://hashnode.com/tag/database-optimization)

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