"referential integrity" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: referential + integrity Etymology templates: {{m|en|referential}} referential, {{m|en|integrity}} integrity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} referential integrity (uncountable)
  1. (computing, databases) The property of a relational database that enforces valid relationships between tables, such that no foreign key can contain a value that does not match a primary key in the corresponding linked table. Wikipedia link: referential integrity Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Databases Translations (referential integrity): intégrité référentielle [feminine] (French), referentielle Integrität (German), integritate referențială [feminine] (Romanian), ilişkisel bütünlük (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-referential_integrity-en-noun-OOTt7ET9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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