key attribute

US: /ˌkiː ˈætrɪˌbjuːt/

Definition

Definition of key attribute - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

business

Rare

most important feature of something used to judge or understand it

Rare

Honesty is a key attribute of effective managers in this company.

technology

TECH.

data field in a record used to tell similar entries apart

TECH.

In this table, user ID is the key attribute for every row.

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Expressions with key

key into

enter information using a keyboard

He keyed into the computer all the data from the survey.

key to

prep.

important for solving a problem

Innovation is key to solving climate change.

key up

make someone excited or nervous

The loud music keyed up the crowd before the show..

church key

tool for opening cans and bottles

He used a church key to open the soda can.

key to success

essential factor for achieving success

Determination is often seen as the key to success.

lock and key

device used to secure something

The treasure chest was secured with a lock and key.

Expressions with attribute

attribute name

text label that identifies a specific property in data or markup

Enter the attribute name in the first box, and its value in the second.

Examples of key attribute in a sentence

A key attribute of the brand is its commitment to sustainability.
Key attribute values must be unique to prevent duplicate customer records.
We chose email address as the key attribute in the login database.

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French:attribut clé, ...
German:Schlüsseleigenschaft, Schlüsselattribut, ...
Italian:caratteristica chiave, campo chiave, ...
Spanish:atributo clave, campo clave, ...
Portuguese:atributo essencial, atributo chave, ...
Chinese:关键属性, 键属性, ...
Japanese:重要な特性, キー属性, ...
Arabic:سِمة أَساسية, سِمَة رَئِيسِيّة, ...
Hebrew:תְּכוּנָה מֶרְכָּזִית, מַאֲפֵיֵּן מַפְתֵּחַ, ...
Russian:ключевая характеристика, ключевое поле, ...
Ukrainian:ключова характеристика, ключовий атрибут, ...
Hindi:मुख्य गुण, कुंजी गुण, ...
Bengali:মূল গুণ, কী অ্যাট্রিবিউট, ...
Catalan:característica clau, camp clau, ...
Czech:klíčový atribut, identifikační atribut, ...
Danish:nøgleegenskab, nøgleattribut, ...
Dutch:sleutelkenmerk, sleutelattribuut, ...
Greek:βασικό χαρακτηριστικό, κλειδοχαρακτηριστικό, ...
Hungarian:kulcsfontosságú tulajdonság, kulcsattribútum, ...
Khmer:លក្ខណៈសំខាន់, គុណលក្ខណៈគន្លឹះ, ...
Korean:핵심 속성, 키 속성, ...
Persian:ویژگی کلیدی, ویژگی کلید, ...
Polish:kluczowa cecha, atrybut kluczowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):atributo-chave, campo-chave, ...
Romanian:trăsătură cheie, atribut-cheie, ...
Swedish:nyckelattribut, nyckelfält, ...
Thai:คุณลักษณะสำคัญ, แอตทริบิวต์กุญแจ, ...
Turkish:temel özellik, anahtar öznitelik, ...
Vietnamese:thuộc tính then chốt, thuộc tính khóa, ...

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