first normal form

noun

A stage in the normalization of a relational database in which repeating groups and attributes have been eliminated by putting each into a separate table connected by a primary-key/foreign-key relationship.

“Abbreviation: 1NF”

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Meanings

nounfirst normal form (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingA stage in the normalization of a relational database in which repeating groups and attributes have been eliminated by putting each into a separate table connected by a primary-key/foreign-key relationship.

    Abbreviation: 1NF

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