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to denormalize

to denormalize

1 8.4
To make a database less organized by adding repeated data so it is faster to get information
  • verb
  • /ˌdiːˈnɔːrməlaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desnormalizar
  • We originally chose to denormalize our data because we wanted to speed up these kinds of read operations at the expense of a little more storage and longer write operations.
  • denormalize a result

Examples

  • To improve performance, the team decided to denormalize the database structure, allowing for faster query responses.

  • You can see we've represented the fact that Tom Hanks acted in Toy Story, and we're using a denormalized schema for Actor-Movie relationships.

    Blog text (5)

  • This includes an interesting hardware mechanism for denormalizing an intermediate result, which is very robust and simple.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The data flow does not include special hardware to denormalize the result, but instead reuses existing shifting capabilities in the normalizer.

    Academic text (1999)

  • You know better than to think so, so you write ad-hoc functions that bundle together database writes and maintain the consistency of denormalized data.

    Blog text (5)

  • The second is chosen if other instructions are detected inside the floating-point dataflow or possibly entering the dataflow when the need to denormalize a result arises.

    Academic text (1999)

  • And you should treat the choice of a normalized kernel as an important data architecture decision for your app, even though it doesn't affect your actual denormalized schema.

    Blog text (5)

  • The decision to denormalize the data was made to reduce the complexity of the database and enhance read speeds.

  • After careful consideration, they chose to denormalize their data model, which increased redundancy but simplified access.

Antonyms

to normalize
  • US
35 4.1

Make something usual or bring it back to its usual state

How Organized

to normalize
  • US
35 4.1
to flatten
  • Specialized
2 4.7
to denormalize
  • Specialized
1 8.4

Surface Forms

denormalize infinitive
denormalized past
denormalized past participle
denormalizing present participle
denormalizes third person singular

Morphology

denormalize = normalize + normal (transparent) = de + normal + ize

Given the technical verb 'normalize', adding 'de-' transparently signals reversing that process in the database sense.

Etymology

Denormalize breaks into de- ('do the opposite') and normal ('usual order'), so you can think of it as 'undoing' the neat structure. That's why to denormalize a database means to make the data less tidy, allowing some repeated information so the system can read it faster.