
The objective is to isolate data so that additions, deletions, and modifications of a field can be made in just one table and then propagated through the rest of the database via the defined relationships.” As the esteemed Webopedia ( ) pithily puts it, it involves “dividing a database into two or more tables and defining relationships between the tables. THE FIX: Normalizing basically means organizing data to reduce redundancy.


Why do I need an advanced degree to create a simple contacts database? “Primary keys,” “foreign keys"…what are they talking about? And “Boyce-Codd normal form” sounds like a disease. THE ANNOYANCE: I’ve heard that I’m supposed to “normalize” my tables, but the books that discuss this are really confusing.
