Meanings
nounforeign key (plural foreign keys)
plural foreign keys
- computingA column (or group of columns) in a relational table that identifies another table, so that items in the two tables can be conceptually linked.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 外鍵 /外键
- 外鍵 /外键 (wàijiàn)column referencing another table
Czech cizí klíč
- cizí klíčcolumn referencing another table
Finnish viiteavain
- viiteavaincolumn referencing another table
French clé étrangère
- clé étrangèrecolumn referencing another table
German Fremdschlüssel
- Fremdschlüsselcolumn referencing another table
Japanese 外部キー
- 外部キー (gaibu kī)column referencing another table
Persian شناسال
- شناسالcolumn referencing another table
Polish klucz obcy
- klucz obcycolumn referencing another table
Portuguese chave estrangeira
- chave estrangeiracolumn referencing another table
Romanian cheie străină
- cheie străinăcolumn referencing another table
Russian вне́шний ключ
- вне́шний ключ (vnéšnij ključ)column referencing another table
Swedish främmande nyckel
- främmande nyckelcolumn referencing another table
Turkish yabancı anahtar
- yabancı anahtarcolumn referencing another table
Cite this entry
APA
foreign key. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20key
MLA
“foreign key.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20key. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foreign key,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20key.
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