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foreign keys

foreign keys is the plural of foreign key.

Meaning of foreign key

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.

Questions about foreign keys

What is foreign keys the plural of?
Foreign keys is the plural of foreign key.

Words near foreign keys in the dictionary

  1. foreign fighter
  2. foreign fighters
  3. foreign investment
  4. foreign investments
  5. foreign key
  6. foreign keys
  7. foreign language
  8. foreign languages
  9. foreign legion
  10. foreign legions
  11. Foreign Longhair

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