Definition
A stream-processing engine for real-time windowed computation.
How it works
Stateful, exactly-once stream processing — powers real-time aggregations and analytics over Kafka.
Common questions
What is Flink?
A stream-processing engine for real-time windowed computation.
How does Flink work?
Stateful, exactly-once stream processing — powers real-time aggregations and analytics over Kafka.
What is Flink used for in system design?
Stateful, exactly-once stream processing — powers real-time aggregations and analytics over Kafka.
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