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Noun Concept
Categories: Data modeling, Database management systems, Relational model
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candidate key  non-prime attribute  prime attribute
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A candidate key, or simply a key, of a relational database is a minimal superkey. Wikipedia
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A candidate key, or simply a key, of a relational database is a minimal superkey. Wikipedia
In the design of a database table, a column (or an irreducible group of them) able to identify every row of the table. One of the candidate keys (abbreviated CKs) will be the primary key. Wiktionary
IS A
primary key
HAS KIND
alternate key
primary key
natural key
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candidate key
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non-prime attribute, prime attribute

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