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source/crud/read-write-config.txt
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You can specify a read preference when connecting to a sharded cluster.
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-MongoDB uses sharding to distribute large amounts of data across
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-multiple servers. A sharded cluster, or the set of nodes in a sharded deployment,
+MongoDB uses sharding to divide datasets by key ranges and distribute data across multiple
+database instances. A sharded cluster, or the set of nodes in a sharded deployment,
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includes the following components:
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- **Shard**: A replica set that contains a subset of the sharded data.
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