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What is a primary key?

What is a primary key? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (computing) 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.
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Metadata table A two dimensional relational table containing a primary key field and descriptive fields.
Technically allowed and catalysed by the use of biometric data as primary key, a new trend emerges.
Object relationships in UML models are implemented as primary key and foreign key in database.
As you can see, I believe that accountability, in all of its facets, is a primary key to the governing of global development.
We recommend to you to prefer the installation of a numerical primary key for each one of your tables.
Tables for which the set of key fields differs from primary key fields are synchronized much faster now.

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