Boyce-Codd normal form

English

Etymology

Developed in 1974 by Raymond F. Boyce and Edgar F. Codd.

Noun

Boyce-Codd normal form (uncountable)

1. (databases) A stage in the normalization of a relational database in which a database is in third normal form and all determinants are candidate keys.

Synonyms

• BCNF

Related terms

• first normal form
• second normal form
• fourth normal form
• fifth normal form