Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

denormalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-nor-mal-ize
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To add redundancy to (a database schema), the opposite of normalization, typically in order to optimize its performance.

Transitive verb

verb

To make no longer normal; to treat or regard as different or unusual.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Some developers regularly denormalize portions of the database in an attempt to improve performance."
"One question these scenes pose for cultural theory is whether such depictions denaturalize rape and denormalize masculinist pleasure in viewing sexual violence."

Etymology

From de- + normalize.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

denormalizes (present, singular) denormalizing (participle, present) denormalized (participle, past) denormalized (past)

Derived Forms

denormalization denormalizer

Questions

What does denormalize mean?: To add redundancy to (a database schema), the opposite of normalization, typically in order to optimize its performance.
Where does denormalize come from?: From de- + normalize.

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