Etymology

Boyce-Codd normal form

Today it means: A stage in the normalization of a relational database in which a database is in third normal form and all determinants are candidate keys. Full definition →

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The story

Developed in 1974 by Raymond F. Boyce and Edgar F. Codd.

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