secondary key

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secondary key [′sek·ən‚der·ē ′kē]

(computer science)

A key that holds the physical location of a record or a portion of a record in a file or database, and provides an alternative means of accessing data. Also known as alternate key.

(database)

secondary key - A candidate key which is not selected as a primary key.

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