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foreign key

foreign key 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.

Noun

foreign key (plural foreign keys)

  1. 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.

foreign key meaning in Persian

foreign key in Persian

column referencing another table
شناسال

Forms of foreign key

pluralforeign keys

Questions about foreign key

What does foreign key mean?
Foreign key means 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.
What is foreign key in Persian?
Foreign key in Persian is شناسال. See Foreign key meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is foreign key?
Foreign key is a noun.
What is the plural of foreign key?
The plural of foreign key is foreign keys.

Words near foreign key in the dictionary

  1. foreign exchanges
  2. foreign fighter
  3. foreign fighters
  4. foreign investment
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  6. foreign key
  7. foreign keys
  8. foreign language
  9. foreign languages
  10. foreign legion
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