"unique key" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unique keys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} unique key (plural unique keys)
  1. (computing, databases) A set of one or more than one columns or fields of a table that uniquely identifies a record in a database table. Categories (topical): Computing, Databases

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