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Normalization (sociology)

The process by which ideas and behaviors come to be seen as normal in everyday life.

First in use: the 1900s
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Database normalization

Organizing database tables to reduce redundancy, following Codd's normal forms.

First in use: c. 1970

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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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