candidate key

created by uncleozzy
(thing) by uncleozzy (3.3 y) (print)   (I like it!) Mon Dec 04 2000 at 16:44:28

In databases, one of several possible data (or combinations of data) that can be used to uniquely identify a data set (e.g., a record or entity).

The primary key is often selected from a pool of candidate keys.

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