Redis(REmote DIctionary Server)是一个开源的 in-memory data store ——它将数据保存在 RAM 中以实现极快的访问。它被用作 cache、database、message broker 等,因其速度(sub-millisecond operations)和多样化的数据结构而备受推崇。
In-memory = 非常快
Redis stores data in RAM (memory), not on disk → access is EXTREMELY fast
(sub-millisecond) because RAM is orders of magnitude faster than disk.
→ This speed is Redis's defining characteristic and the reason it's so popular.
(It can persist to disk too, but data primarily lives in memory.)
