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Blind write
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computing/Kghtm9fX">computing</a>, a blind write, also known as a write-only transaction, occurs when a <a href="/facts/Database_transaction/q1Etrsl8">transaction</a> writes a value without reading it. In particular, a write wi(X) is said to be blind if it is not the last action of resource X and the following action on X is a write wj(X). </p><p>Blind writes can cause anomalies if multiple different blind write transactions are executed at the same time. </p><p>Any <a href="/facts/Database_transaction_schedule/9kRscku5">view serializable</a> schedule that is not <a href="/facts/Database_transaction_schedule/9kRscku5">conflict serializable</a> must contain a blind write. </p>