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Kafka

data

A distributed event streaming platform originally developed at LinkedIn

Pronunciation

Correct

KAF-kuh

/ˈkæf.kə/

Named after the author Franz Kafka, whose name is pronounced in the Central European tradition. The Apache Kafka team uses this anglicised pronunciation.

Source: kafka.apache.org(official spec)

Accepted Variants

Accepted Variant

KAHF-kah

/ˈkɑːf.kɑː/

A more authentic Czech/German pronunciation of Franz Kafka's surname, with open 'a' vowels.

Source: kafka.apache.org(community consensus)

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