junction table

noun

A table whose rows represent connections between items in other tables.

“The EmployeeCategory table is a junction table associating each employee with zero or more categories.”

Meanings

nounjunction table (plural junction tables)

plural junction tables

  1. computingA table whose rows represent connections between items in other tables.

    The EmployeeCategory table is a junction table associating each employee with zero or more categories.

Cite this entry
APA

junction table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junction%20table

MLA

“junction table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junction%20table. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “junction table,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junction%20table.

Source: junction table on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.