
For data storage, identification is the capability to find, retrieve, report, change, or delete specific data without ambiguity. This applies especially to information stored in databases. In database normalation, the process of organizing the fields and tables of a relational database to minimize redundancy and dependency, is the central, defining function of the discipline.[1][page needed]
See also
[edit]- Authentication
- Domain Name System
- Identification (disambiguation)
- Forensic profiling
- Profiling (information science)
- Unique identifier
References
[edit]- ^ Han, Jiawei; Kamber, Micheline; Pei, Jian (9 June 2011). Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-381480-7.