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unique key

unique key noun: a set of one or more than one columns or fields of a table that uniquely identifies a record in a database table.

Noun

unique key (plural unique keys)

  1. A set of one or more than one columns or fields of a table that uniquely identifies a record in a database table.

Forms of unique key

pluralunique keys

Questions about unique key

What does unique key mean?
Unique key means a set of one or more than one columns or fields of a table that uniquely identifies a record in a database table.
What part of speech is unique key?
Unique key is a noun.
What is the plural of unique key?
The plural of unique key is unique keys.

Words near unique key in the dictionary

  1. unique factorization rings
  2. unique identification number
  3. unique identification numbers
  4. unique identifier
  5. unique identifiers
  6. unique key
  7. unique keys
  8. unique-headed bug
  9. unique-headed bugs
  10. uniquely
  11. uniqueness

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