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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions doc/modules/cassandra/pages/architecture/storage-engine.adoc
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== Logging writes to commit logs

When a write operation takes place, Cassandra records the data in a local append-only https://cassandra.apache.org/_/glossary.html#commit-log[commit log] on disk.
When a write operation takes place, Cassandra records the data in a local append-only https://cassandra.apache.org/\_/glossary.html#commit-log[commit log] on disk.
This action provides xref:cassandra:managing/configuration/cass_yaml_file.adoc[configurable durability] by logging every write made to a Cassandra node.
If an unexpected shutdown occurs, the commit log provides permanent durable writes of the data.
On startup, any mutations in the commit log will be applied to https://cassandra.apache.org/_/glossary.html#memtable[memtables].
On startup, any mutations in the commit log will be applied to https://cassandra.apache.org/\_/glossary.html#memtable[memtables].
The commit log is shared among tables.

All mutations are write-optimized on storage in commit log segments, reducing the number of seeks needed to write to disk.
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