The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Normalization \Nor`mal*i*za"tion\, n. Reduction to a standard or normal state. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
normalization n 1: the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization" [syn: standardization, standardisation, normalization, normalisation]