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In the architecture of large-scale search engines, what is 'index sharding'?

A. Partitioning the massive inverted index database across multiple physical servers to allow parallel querying
B. Deleting old unvisited URLs from the registry
C. Compressing text data into binary format
D. Selling search data to third-party advertisers
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests Team)
Because the whole web cannot fit on one machine, the index is broken into shards, searched simultaneously to deliver split-second results.
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