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Different Types of SQL Keys
Types of SQL Keys
We have following types of keys in SQL which are used to fetch records from tables and to make relationship among tables or views.
Super Key
Super key is a set of one or more than one keys that can be used to identify a record uniquely in a table.Example : Primary key, Unique key, Alternate key are subset of Super Keys.
Candidate Key
A Candidate Key is a set of one or more fields/columns that can identify a record uniquely in a table. There can be multiple Candidate Keys in one table. Each Candidate Key can work as Primary Key.