Database Sharding with Incorporated Updates

One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software configured when executed to:

• receive an update of activity associated with one or more content objects associated with a search term, the content objects associated with the search term being indexed on one or more index servers or a term server, the term server comprising a list of identifier information of one or more content object types, each index server comprising a list identifier information of a single content object type;
• determine whether the search term has a number of associated content objects exceeding a pre-determined threshold number;
• and
• modify the list associated with the search term of a term server or one or more of the index servers based at least in part on the determination and in response to the update.

A device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the processor and embodying software that:
• receive an update of activity associated with one or more content objects associated with a search term, the content objects associated with the search term being indexed on one or more index servers or a term server, the term server comprising a list of identifier information of one or more content object types, each index server comprising a list identifier information of a single content object type;
• determine whether the search term has a number of associated content objects exceeding a pre-determined threshold number;
• and
• modify the list associated with the search term of a term server or one or more of the index servers based at least in part on the determination and in response to the update.