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  2. Data deduplication - Wikipedia

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    Target deduplication is the process of removing duplicates when the data was not generated at that location. Example of this would be a server connected to a SAN/NAS, The SAN/NAS would be a target for the server (target deduplication). The server is not aware of any deduplication, the server is also the point of data generation.

  3. Select (SQL) - Wikipedia

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    Without an ORDER BY clause, the order of rows returned by an SQL query is undefined. The DISTINCT keyword [5] eliminates duplicate data. [6] The following example of a SELECT query returns a list of expensive books. The query retrieves all rows from the Book table in which the price column contains a value greater

  4. Set operations (SQL) - Wikipedia

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    In SQL the UNION clause combines the results of two SQL queries into a single table of all matching rows. The two queries must result in the same number of columns and compatible data types in order to unite. Any duplicate records are automatically removed unless UNION ALL is used.

  5. First normal form - Wikipedia

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    Examples of tables (or views) that would not meet this definition of first normal form are: A table that lacks a unique key constraint. Such a table would be able to accommodate duplicate rows, in violation of condition 3. A view whose definition mandates that results be returned in a particular order, so that the row-ordering is an intrinsic ...

  6. Fourth normal form - Wikipedia

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    Fourth normal form (4NF) is a normal form used in database normalization. Introduced by Ronald Fagin in 1977, 4NF is the next level of normalization after Boyce–Codd normal form (BCNF). Whereas the second , third , and Boyce–Codd normal forms are concerned with functional dependencies , 4NF is concerned with a more general type of ...

  7. Data cleansing - Wikipedia

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    Data cleansing or data cleaning is the process of identifying and correcting (or removing) corrupt, inaccurate, or irrelevant records from a dataset, table, or database.It involves detecting incomplete, incorrect, or inaccurate parts of the data and then replacing, modifying, or deleting the affected data. [1]

  8. Unique key - Wikipedia

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    In SQL, the unique keys have a UNIQUE constraint assigned to them in order to prevent duplicates (a duplicate entry is not valid in a unique column). Alternate keys may be used like the primary key when doing a single-table select or when filtering in a where clause, but are not typically used to join multiple tables.

  9. Table (database) - Wikipedia

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    In a database, a table is a collection of related data organized in table format; consisting of columns and rows. In relational databases , and flat file databases , a table is a set of data elements (values) using a model of vertical columns (identifiable by name) and horizontal rows , the cell being the unit where a row and column intersect ...