foreign key

Noun

Meaning

foreign key (plural foreign keys)

(databases) A column (or group of columns) in a relational table that identifies another table, so that items in the two tables can be conceptually linked.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

primary key referential integrity

Examples

Foreign key main A foreign key is a field in a relational table that matches the primary key column of another table. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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