second normal form

noun

second normal form

noun

Computing, Databases, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A stage in the normalization of a relational database in which it is in first normal form and every non-key attribute is dependent upon the entire primary key.

Related terms: first normal form, third normal form, fourth normal form, fifth normal form, Boyce-Codd normal form

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