Boyce–Codd normal form
Forma normal de Boyce-Codd
- Date
- 1974 · confidence high
- Place
- San Jose, California, United States
- Credited to
- Edgar F. Codd y Raymond F. Boyce
- Field
- Knowledge & symbols
What it is
A relational database design rule, stricter than third normal form, that eliminates redundancies based on functional dependencies; formulated by Raymond F. Boyce and Edgar F. Codd.
What it led to
- Best practices for database normalization
- Reduced update anomalies in relational systems
- Basis of database-design courses and textbooks