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Real-time Collaborative Document Editor

Design a real-time collaborative document editor that allows multiple users to edit a document simultaneously, similar to Google Docs. The system should handle live updates and changes from different users, ensuring consistency and minimizing latency. Consider scenarios like network partitions and offline access.

Key concepts

collaborationreal-timescalabilitydata consistency

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