Secondary Key

Secondary Key - A key that is not the primary key for a table.

[Category=Database Management ]

Source: Northwest Database Services, 10 November 2009 08:13:59, http://www.nwdatabase.com/database-glossary-k.htm

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Secondary Key - A secondary key is a set of one or more attributes whose value identifies a set of occurrences in a data structure that share common characteristics. Access by secondary keys may return multiple occurrences, where access by a primary key is assured to find no more than one occurrence.

[Category=Information Management ]

Source: Information-Management.com, 06 July 2010 12:56:21, http://www.information-management.com/glossary/m.html

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Secondary Key - A secondary key is a set of one or more attributes whose value identifies a set of occurrences in a data structure that share common characteristics. Access by secondary keys may return multiple occurrences, where access by a primary key is assured to find no more than one occurrence.

[Category=Data Management ]

Source: DataMentors, 27 August 2010 09:13:23, http://www.datamentors.com/News-and-Resources/Glossary.html