"denormalize" meaning in English

See denormalize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: denormalizes [present, singular, third-person], denormalizing [participle, present], denormalized [participle, past], denormalized [past]
Etymology: From de- + normalize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|normalize}} de- + normalize Head templates: {{en-verb}} denormalize (third-person singular simple present denormalizes, present participle denormalizing, simple past and past participle denormalized)
  1. (transitive, databases) To add redundancy to (a database schema), the opposite of normalization, typically in order to optimize its performance. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Databases
    Sense id: en-denormalize-en-verb-ZEKXIA0m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (transitive) To make no longer normal; to treat or regard as different or unusual. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-denormalize-en-verb-Zk3FGJ53

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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