I agree that _normalized_ is a more precise term for what I'm describing, I only used relational because contemporary discourse seems to favor that term in thes

I agree that _normalized_ is a more precise term for what I'm describing, I only used relational because contemporary discourse seems to favor that term in these kinds of discussions and seems to imply a high degree of normalization. >Assuming you are talking about data in normalized form, that's orthogonal to the domain. I don't agree with this though. Nothing about a software architecture is _ever_ orthogonal to the domain.