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HLD: URL shortener, with deep dives into multi-region architecture and ID generation
Tests whether you pick a decentralized ID scheme (pre-allocated ranges per region or Snowflake-style IDs) to avoid a single global counter becoming a cross-region bottleneck and conflict source.
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