"Boyce-Codd normal form" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Developed in 1974 by Raymond F. Boyce and Edgar F. Codd. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=Boyce-Codd normal form}} Boyce-Codd normal form (uncountable)
  1. (databases) A stage in the normalization of a relational database in which a database is in third normal form and all determinants are candidate keys. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Databases Synonyms: BCNF Related terms: first normal form, second normal form, fourth normal form, fifth normal form

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