What is 'Cache Invalidation' in the context of CloudFront?

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Correct Answer: Manually removing an object from the CloudFront edge caches before its TTL expires

Invalidations are used when you update an object on the origin and want the change to be reflected globally immediately....

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What is 'Cache Invalidation' in the context of CloudFront?

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Manually removing an object from the CloudFront edge caches before its TTL expires

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Invalidations are used when you update an object on the origin and want the change to be reflected globally immediately.

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