candidate key
candidate key · candidate keys
In the design of a database table, a column able to identify every row of the table,…In the design of a database table, a column (or an irreducible group of them) able to identify every row of the table, having a unique value or set of values in each row. One of the candidate keys (abbreviated CKs) will be the primary key.
Meaning
1 sensesIn the design of a database table, a column (or an irreducible group of them) able to identify every row of the table, having a unique value or set of values in each row. One of the candidate keys (abbreviated CKs) will be the primary key.
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plural: candidate keys| Singular | candidate key |
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