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database key

database key noun: a unique identifier in the database management system IDMS, which indicates the record occurrence's physical location in the database.

Noun

database key (plural database keys)

  1. A unique identifier in the database management system IDMS, which indicates the record occurrence's physical location in the database.

Forms of database key

pluraldatabase keys

Questions about database key

What does database key mean?
Database key means a unique identifier in the database management system IDMS, which indicates the record occurrence's physical location in the database.
What part of speech is database key?
Database key is a noun.
What is the plural of database key?
The plural of database key is database keys.

Words near database key in the dictionary

  1. database analysts
  2. database dump
  3. database dumping
  4. database engine
  5. database engines
  6. database key
  7. database keys
  8. database management system
  9. database management systems
  10. database model
  11. database models

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