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candidate key

candidate key noun: 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.

Noun

candidate key (plural candidate keys)

  1. 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.

candidate key meaning in Tamil

candidate key in Tamil

அடையாள திறவி

Forms of candidate key

pluralcandidate keys

Questions about candidate key

What does candidate key mean?
Candidate key means 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.
What is candidate key in Tamil?
Candidate key in Tamil is அடையாள திறவி. See Candidate key meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is candidate key?
Candidate key is a noun.
What is the plural of candidate key?
The plural of candidate key is candidate keys.

Words near candidate key in the dictionary

  1. candidalysins
  2. candidapepsin
  3. candidas
  4. candidastatic
  5. candidate
  6. candidate key
  7. candidate keys
  8. candidated
  9. candidates
  10. candidateship
  11. candidateships

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