foreign key
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foreign key
noun foreign keys
- 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.
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noun column referencing another table
| 日本語 | 外部キー gaibu kī |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 外鍵 /外键 wàijiàn |
| Português | chave estrangeira |
| Français | clé étrangère |
| Deutsch | Fremdschlüssel |
| Română | cheie străină |
| Русский | вне́шний ключ vnéšnij ključ |
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@misc{foreign_key_2026,
title = {foreign key},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foreign%20key},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
