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denormalise

denormalise is the alternative spelling of denormalize.

Meaning of denormalize

Verb

denormalize (third-person singular simple present denormalizes, present participle denormalizing, simple past and past participle denormalized)

  1. (transitive) To add redundancy to (a database schema), the opposite of normalization, typically in order to optimize its performance.
    • Some developers regularly denormalize portions of the database in an attempt to improve performance.2011, Paul Nielsen, Uttam Parui, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Bible, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 516
  2. (transitive) To make no longer normal; to treat or regard as different or unusual.
    • One question these scenes pose for cultural theory is whether such depictions denaturalize rape and denormalize masculinist pleasure in viewing sexual violence.2018, Lee Quinby, Millennial Seduction: A Skeptic Confronts Apocalyptic Culture, page 139

Forms of denormalise

third-person singular presentdenormalises
present participledenormalising
past participledenormalised
pastdenormalised

Origin of denormalise

From de- + normalise.

Questions about denormalise

What is denormalise the alternative spelling of?
Denormalise is the alternative spelling of denormalize.

Words near denormalise in the dictionary

  1. denominators
  2. denopamine
  3. denormal
  4. denormalisation
  5. denormalisations
  6. denormalise
  7. denormalised
  8. denormaliser
  9. denormalisers
  10. denormalises
  11. denormalising

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