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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T17:29:04+00:00 2026-05-11T17:29:04+00:00

Exact Duplicate Table Naming Dilemma: Singular vs. Plural Names Is it better to use

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Table Naming Dilemma: Singular vs. Plural Names

Is it better to use singular or plural database table names ? Is there an accepted standard ?

I’ve heard arguments for and against it, what do you guys think ?

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    2026-05-11T17:29:04+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 5:29 pm

    IMHO, Table names should be plural like Customers.

    Class names should be singular like Customer if it maps to a row in Customers table.

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