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  2. Database index - Wikipedia

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    Database systems usually implicitly create an index on a set of columns declared PRIMARY KEY, and some are capable of using an already-existing index to police this constraint. Many database systems require that both referencing and referenced sets of columns in a FOREIGN KEY constraint are indexed, thus improving performance of inserts ...

  3. Primary key - Wikipedia

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    In the relational model of databases, a primary key is a designated attribute that can reliably identify and distinguish between each individual record in a table.The database creator can choose an existing unique attribute or combination of attributes from the table (a natural key) to act as its primary key, or create a new attribute containing a unique ID that exists solely for this purpose ...

  4. Primary direction (astrology) - Wikipedia

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    Primary direction: point 2 (the promittor) is borne by the celestial sphere rotation to point 1 (the significator). The length of arc of direction (a red line) indicates the timing of the future event. Primary direction is a term in astrology for referencing one of the oldest methods of predicting events. It indicates the year of life in which ...

  5. Hash table - Wikipedia

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    A hash table uses a hash function to compute an index, also called a hash code, into an array of buckets or slots, from which the desired value can be found. During lookup, the key is hashed and the resulting hash indicates where the corresponding value is stored. A map implemented by a hash table is called a hash map.

  6. Unique key - Wikipedia

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    A key that may become the primary key. Primary The key that is selected as the primary key. Only one key within an entity is selected to be the primary key. This is the key that is allowed to migrate to other entities to define the relationships that exist among the entities.

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  8. ETFs vs. index funds: Key similarities and differences - AOL

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    The differences between the two tend to be small; in fact, index funds and ETFs are often (but not always) the same thing. Thus, which one you choose is less important than the choice to start ...

  9. Surrogate key - Wikipedia

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    To discover such errors, one must perform a query that uses a left outer join between the table with the foreign key and the table with the primary key, showing both key fields in addition to any fields required to distinguish the record; all invalid foreign-key values will have the primary-key column as NULL. The need to perform such a check ...