Definition of normalisation in English English dictionary
the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization"
Creation of a database according to the five generally accepted rules of normal forms Normalisation is a technique designed to ensure that the data structures used in a system are efficient and maintain integrity
The principle that, whatever a person's disability, their daily life should follow the rhythms and patterns of the daily lives of the majority of people in their society Invented by Nirje in the 1970s and developed by Wolfensberger in the 1980s, the concept has been superseded by social role valorisation
The use of culturally normative, and optimally even culturally valued means to enable (societally devalued) persons to acheive and maintain valued social roles (Wolfensberger & Thomas, 1983)
A process whereby artificial and unwanted norms of behaviour and models of behaviour are made to seem natural and wanted, through propaganda, influence, imitation and conformity
Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality
A process of removing alternate representations of equivalent sequences from textual data, to convert the data into a form which can be binary-compared for equivalence In the Unicode Standard, normalization refers specifically to processing to ensure that canonically equivalent (and/or compatibility-equivalent) strings have unique representations For more information, see Unicode Standard Annex #15, "Unicode Normalization Forms "
A method used to eliminate redundancy in data definitions, especially for entity relationship models Different levels of normalization are defined with a set of qualifying constraints for the definitions The most common normal forms are referred to as first though fifth normal forms
The process of structuring data to minimize duplication and inconsistencies The process usually involves breaking down a single table into two or more tables and defining relationships between those tables normalization is usually done in stages, with each stage applying more stringent rules to the types of information which can be stored in a table While full adherence to normalization principles increases the efficiency of a particular database, the process can become so convoluted that you need a professional to create and understand the table design Most people, when creating a database, don't need to go beyond the third level of normalization, called third normal form Generally, there is no real need to know the terminology, applying the principles of normalization are generally enough unless you get caught at a dinner party with a database designer
The process of grouping data elements into tables in a way that simplifies retrieval, reduces data entry and storage, and minimizes the likelihood of data inconsistencies
For rate-making purposes, the adjustments to historic test year sales, revenues, and expenses to reflect differences from expected normal weather patterns
Eliminating redundancy in a database using the relational database model The objective is to increase capacity by eliminating wasted storage The downside is performance
The process of removing redundancy by modularizing, as with subroutines, and of removing superfluous differences by reducing them to a common denominator For example, line endings from different systems are normalized by reducing them to a single NL, and multiple whitespace characters are normalized to one space
This effect permanently adjusts the amplitude (volume, essentially) of your audio to a certain value Normalization is particularly useful when creating a CD using tracks from many different CDs or MP3 files The volume of each track will be slightly different from the others; normalization will set them each to the same volume for a consistent final CD This effect is available in Blaze Audio's audio editors RipEditBurn and Wave Creator
In DB design, a set of rules guiding the definition of structurally well-formed relations for relational database implementation See most any database management text for detailed explanation, for example (Date, 1995, Elmasri & Navathe, 2000, or Teorey, 1999) among many others
This principle addresses the provision of ensuring that individuals with disabilities (especially individuals with mental retardation) have life patterns resembling members in the general community as much as possible
The process of increasing the overall level of a sound file by boosting the loudest peak in the file up to the maximum 0dB point If you are working with pre-recorded material, you will want to normalize your sound files before converting them to web formats Normalization maximizes the dynamic range of a sound file, enhances a sound by making it more present or clear, and sets a uniform volume or amplitude level for a group of sound files recorded or mixed at different volume levels
Actions taken to make a medical experience or setting as comfortable, normal, and familiar as possible, which help children feel more secure and in control
A Normalized Requirement is fully conformant with the OeBF Ontology Topic-specific Working Groups will create individual Normalized Requirements based upon abduction, conflation, extraction, decomposition and harmonization of Raw Requirements that fall within the scope of the individual Working Group Charter Where appropriate, several Stakeholder ("Raw") Requirements will be antecedent to a single Normalized Requirement Often, a single Stakeholder Requirement will spawn several Normalized Requirements An unambiguous statement characterizes each Normalized Requirement in full accordance with principles and terms defined within the OeBF Ontology and, specifically, the OeBF Framework for an ePublishing Ecology An individual Topic-specific Working Group owns each Normalized Requirement