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foreign key

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables
for-eign key
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

foreign keys (plural)

Phrases

referential integrity primary key

Frequently Paired Words

referential integrity primary key

Questions

What does foreign key mean?
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.

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