Making things normal vs. Codd's normal forms.
Which meaning of Normalization is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Normalization (sociology) came first (the 1900s). Database normalization arrived in 1970. The data below shows which one owns the word now.
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Normalization (sociology)Database normalization
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Original · the 1900s
Normalization (sociology)
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Duplicate · c. 1970
Database normalization
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