atomization

English

Examples

(database model):

  • A table of sales orders stores only an identifier for each customer, and the customers' addresses and individualized preferences and settings are stored in a separate table of customers.
  • A query for orders on a certain day runs against the aforementioned tables; the data for each day does not constitute a separate table.

Etymology

From atom +‎ -ization.

Noun

atomization (plural atomizations)

  1. The act or an instance of atomizing.
    2. Converting liquid to mist.
      Synonyms: aerosolization, nebulization
    4. Separating pieces of data so as to put each piece in its optimal place within a relational database model, avoiding needless duplication and spurious dependencies.
      Holonym: normalization

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