MapReduce

Fact

A method that splits a huge job, runs the pieces, then combines the results.

In Plain Words

MapReduce is like counting pizza votes in a cafeteria. Each table counts its slips. One kid adds the totals.

It handles huge logs and web pages. It is a classic Big Data work-sharing trick.

Related Concepts

• Distributed Computing
• Big Data
• Data Parallelism

Distributed Computing
MapReduce is a classic model for Distributed Computing.

Big Data
MapReduce lets huge data become small chunks for parallel work.

Data Parallelism
MapReduce applies the same logic to many data chunks.