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(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.
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Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek *τομός (*tomós)
Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos)bor. Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
English atomization
From atom + -ization.
Noun
atomization (plural atomizations)
- The act or an instance of atomizing.
- Converting liquid to mist.
- Synonyms: aerosolization, nebulization
- 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
Translations
the act of separating into atoms