How to pronounce Raft

Raft is most commonly pronounced "raft" (/ræft/). This pronunciation is documented by the project itself (see raft.github.io).

"raft" the word. Consensus algorithm by Diego Ongaro + John Ousterhout, intended as "more understandable than Paxos".

Source: raft.github.io

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