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candidate keys

candidate keys is the plural of candidate key.

Meaning of candidate 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.

Questions about candidate keys

What is candidate keys the plural of?
Candidate keys is the plural of candidate key.

Words near candidate keys in the dictionary

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

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