What is partitioner and its usage?



What is partitioner and its usage?..

Answer / Sidharth Gautam

In MapReduce, a partitioner is a component that divides the input data into smaller pieces (partitions) for processing by multiple mappers. The partitioner ensures that similar data ends up on the same mapper to improve efficiency.

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