Normalization Name Institutional Affiliation Database Normalization In the design and development of a database, it is essential to ensure that the structure provides efficiency and enhances the handling of data by the database system. Technically, the process of organizing the structure of the database while designing it by ensuring that the tables are in their minimum form to reduce redundancy is referred to as database normalization (Rouse & Vaughan, Database Normalization, 2016). The aim is to remove duplicates from the tables. In addition, the database normalization is critical in determining the dependencies in the database such that the data is logically integrated. A comprehensive database normalization process ensures that future incidences of data loss do not occur in the process of handling and updating the database (Harrington, 2
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