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What is Normalization and why do we use it?

Entry MS SQL
Quick Answer Normalization organizes data to reduce redundancy and keep things consistent. Instead of storing a customer's name in every order row, you store it once and reference it by ID. This prevents update anomalies รขโ‚ฌโ€ you change data in one place, not a hundred.

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Normalization organizes data to eliminate redundancy, improve consistency, and reduce anomalies during insert, update, or delete operations.

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