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.
Norms. 1  The results obtained by a supposedly representative sample of students on this particular test. 2  Once the test is published, students who write the test have their results compared to these norms. 3  This produces individual scores such as Grade Equivalent, Percentile, Stanine, etc.