atomization

atomization

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Examples

(database model):

  • A table of sales orders stores only an identifier for each customer, and the customers' addresses and individualized preferences and settings are stored in a separate table of customers.
  • A query for orders on a certain day runs against the aforementioned tables; the data for each day does not constitute a separate table.

Etymology

    From atom + -ization.

    Noun

    atomization (plural atomizations)

    1. The act or an instance of atomizing.
      1. Converting liquid to mist.
        Synonyms: aerosolization, nebulization
      2. Separating pieces of data so as to put each piece in its optimal place within a relational database model, avoiding needless duplication and spurious dependencies.
        Holonym: normalization

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