Meaning of Normalization | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality.
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2. Peace efforts and treaties between the Arab League and Israel. See Arab–Israeli normalization.
3. Standardization, act of imposing standards or norms or rules or regulations.
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4. In relational database design, a process that breaks down data into record groups for efficient processing, by eliminating redundancy.
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5. Process of establishing normal diplomatic relations between two countries.
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6. Globalization, the process of making a worldwide normal and dominant model of production and consumption.
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7. Normalized production.
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8. Sharing or enforcement of standard policies.
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9. A process whereby artificial and unwanted norms of behaviour and models of behaviour are made to seem natural and wanted, through propaganda, influence, imitation and conformity.
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10. The process of removing statistical error in repeated measured data.
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Equivalents

Examples

“In the writings of Banfield, Wilson, and the New Progressives, the present-oriented, the wicked and the disorderly are portrayed as being abnormal―as being in need of normalization, control, and supervision. This makes it a lot easier for the rest of us […] to accept the aggressive policing and harsh punishment of the disorderly others.”

“Meronym: atomization”

“Following the line pursued in recent months by President Mubarak, Mr. Ali said he was confident the peace treaty between the two former foes would presist^([sic]) and "create a good atmosphere for normalizations of relations in the coming months and years."”

“On my first trip to China after normalization, I saw firsthand the possibility of leveraging Deng Xiaoping’s very real fear of the Soviets to gain specific intelligence aid from the People’s Republic of China.”

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