{"id":"bitcask-tombstone-semantics","text":"`BitcaskStore.delete()` writes a tombstone record (`b\"__BITCASK_TOMBSTONE__\"`); `get()` returns `None` for tombstoned keys, and `compact()` removes both the original entry and the tombstone","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/05/28/log-structured-hash-table-test_bitcask.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":[],"metadata":{},"explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"bitcask-tombstone-semantics","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}