Correct Answer: Watermarks and Allowed Lateness
In Apache Beam (Dataflow), watermarks track the progress of event time. 'Allowed lateness' defines how long the pipeline should wait for data to arrive after the watermark has pass...
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Watermarks and Allowed Lateness
Why This Answer Is Correct
In Apache Beam (Dataflow), watermarks track the progress of event time. 'Allowed lateness' defines how long the pipeline should wait for data to arrive after the watermark has passed the end of a window.
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