What Does Boyce-Codd Normal Form (BCNF) Mean?

Boyce-Codd Normal Form (BCNF) is one of the forms of database normalization. A database table is in BCNF if and only if there are no non-trivial functional dependencies of attributes on anything other than a superset of a candidate key.

Techopedia Explains Boyce-Codd Normal Form (BCNF)

BCNF was developed by Raymond Boyce and E.F. Codd; the latter is widely considered the father of relational database design.