Table Relationships
Learn about the different types of relationships that can exist between tables.
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A relationship is when one column of one table references another column in a different table. For example, we can have a table called Orders
that contains a column ItemId
that references the Id
column of the Items
table.
A table that references another table is called a child table. The table that is being referenced is called a parent table. In our example above, Items
is the parent table referenced by the Orders
table.
Foreign keys
To create a relationship, we use the concept of foreign keys, a term used to describe ...