HBase is a sparse, distributed, persistent multidimensional sorted map. The map is indexed by a row key, column key, and a timestamp; each value in the map is an uninterpreted array of bytes. Applications store rows in labelled tables. A row has a sortable key and an arbitrary number of columns. All rows are sorted in strict alphabetical sequence.
The noun NORM has 2 senses: 1. a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical. 2. a statistic describing the location of a distribution. Familiarity information: NORM used as a noun is rare.
NORM in oil and gas exploration. Oil and gas TENORM and/or NORM is created in the production process, when produced fluids from reservoirs carry sulfates up to the surface of the Earth's crust. Some states, such as North Dakota, uses the term diffuse NORM.