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primary key

The column that uniquely names each row; a foreign key points at another table's primary key.

A primary key uniquely identifies each row; a foreign key column references a primary key in another table, enforcing the relationship.

Examples

  • Id in the Orders table is its primary key; CustomerId is a foreign key pointing at Customers.Id.

See also

relational database entity
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