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+=== log
+:term-name: log
+:hover-text: An ordered, append-only, immutable sequence of records.
+:category: Redpanda core
+
+The log is Redpanda's core storage abstraction. Topics and partitions are implemented as logs. Logs are replicated across brokers within a Redpanda cluster for fault tolerance.
+
+See also: topic, partition