English Explanatory Dictionary

primary key

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In the design of a database table, the primary key (abbreviated PK) is selected among the non-empty set of candidate keys. The PK is a column (or an irreducible group of columns) able to identify every row of the table.

Word forms

primary key primary keys

Related words

candidate key foreign key
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