Boyce-Codd normal form

noun

A stage in the normalization of a relational database in which a database is in third normal form and all determinants are candidate keys.

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Meanings

nounBoyce-Codd normal form (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingA stage in the normalization of a relational database in which a database is in third normal form and all determinants are candidate keys.

    Synonyms: BCNF

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA stage in the normalization of a relational database in which a database is in third normal form and all determinants are candidate keys.

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BCNF

Origin

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

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APA

Boyce-Codd normal form. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boyce-Codd%20normal%20form

MLA

“Boyce-Codd normal form.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boyce-Codd%20normal%20form. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Boyce-Codd normal form,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boyce-Codd%20normal%20form.

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