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Firebase - A Real Time Database

  What is Real Time Database? A real-time database is a database system which uses real-time processing to handle workloads whose state is constantly changing. This differs from traditional databases containing persistent data, mostly unaffected by time. For example, a stock market changes very rapidly and is dynamic. The Firebase Realtime Database It's a cloud-hosted database powered by Google. Data is stored in JSON format and synchronized in realtime to every connected client(devices). You can build the using their iOS, Android and JavaScript SDKs and all of your clients share one Realtime Database instance and automatically receive updates with any changes in the content of the database. How does it work? The Firebase Realtime Database allows you to build rich, collaborative applications by providing secure access to the database directly from client-side code. Data is persisted locally, and even while offline, realtime events continue to fire, it gives the end user a resp