Allow us to associate a row in one table to a row in another table.
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surrogate key
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A value that is created solely for the purpose of identifying a row of data in a database table.
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RIGHT OUTER JOIN
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A join that includes all of the rows from the right (second) table in the query and only those records from the first table that match the join field in the second table.
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natural key
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An existing value in a dataset that can be used to uniquely identify each row of data in that dataset.
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modality
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Indicates if a relationship is required or not.
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DCL (Data Control Language)
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Used to determine what various users are allowed to do when interacting with a database.
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INNER JOIN
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A join that returns the intersection where the tables match on the joined condition.
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DDL (Data Definition Language)
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Used to define the structure of a database and the tables and columns within it.
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LEFT OUTER JOIN
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A join that includes all of the rows from the left (first) table in the query and only those records from the second table that match the join field in the first table.
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primary key
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A unique identifier for a row of data.
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cardinality
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The number of objects on each side of a relationship.
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DML (Data Manipulation Language)
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Used to retrieve or modify data stored in a database. SELECT queries are part of this.