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Databases don't need to ask a master server "what number is next?" Transaction IDs can be assigned instantly on client applications or offline devices.

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Before UUIDs, traditional relational databases utilized auto-incrementing sequential integers ( 1, 2, 3, 4... ) as primary keys. While efficient for monolithic apps, sequential IDs fail in modern systems for several reasons: Auto-Incrementing IDs UUIDs ( 4bce6bec-... ) Must be generated centrally by the database engine. Databases don't need to ask a master server