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2222See :method:`~db.createCollection()` or :dbcommand:`create`
2323for more information on creating capped collections.
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25- .. tip::
25+ As an alternative to capped collections, consider :ref:`TTL (Time To
26+ Live) indexes <index-feature-ttl>`. TTL indexes allow you to expire and
27+ remove data from normal collections based on the value of a date-typed
28+ field and a TTL value for the index. You can also use a TTL index on a
29+ capped collection to remove expired documents even if the capped
30+ collection hasn't exceeded its size limit. For details, :ref:`ttl-collections`.
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27- As an alternative to capped collections, consider MongoDB's
28- :ref:`TTL (Time To Live) indexes <index-feature-ttl>`. As
29- described in :ref:`ttl-collections`, these indexes allow you
30- to expire and remove data from normal collections based on the value
31- of a date-typed field and a TTL value for the index.
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