Re: Define "flatten database" ?

> Flattening is DEnormalizing. Period. You have it backwards and
twisted. It could be called Neo-normalizing.

In general, flattening is de-normalizing as a few have already stated. The opposite, but not twisted, is Neo-normalizing where each thing (even each symbol) is represent just once in a db.

An example that Neo-normalizes the symbol '1' where box has thickness of 1 cm, weight of 1 kg and cost of $1 is shown at www.xdb2.com/example/ex033.asp

An example that Neo-normalizes the string 'brown' where person named brown lives on brown street, drives a brown car, has brown hair, wears a brown suit, and has one brown eye is shown at www.xdb2.com/example/ex030.asp Received on Sun Jan 30 2005 - 00:00:20 CET