Kafka Topic
Noun · Development
Definitions
The named log structure in Kafka to which records are written and from which consumers read. A topic is divided into partitions for scalability and ordered append-only storage, with replication used for durability and fault tolerance.
In plain English: It is a named channel in Kafka where related event messages are stored.
Example: "Create a separate Kafka topic for dead letters so bad events don't block the main pipeline."