"fourth normal form" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} fourth normal form
  1. (databases) A stage in the normalization of a relational database in which a database is in Boyce-Codd normal form and all multi-valued dependencies are functional dependencies. Categories (topical): Databases Related terms: first normal form, second normal form, third normal form, fifth normal form
    Sense id: en-fourth_normal_form-en-noun-~6qPBFkm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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