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natural key

type of unique key in a database formed of attributes that exist and are used in the external world outside the database
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natural key

Summary

natural key is an identifier[1]. It draws 37 Wikipedia views per month (identifier category, ranking #26 of 44).[2]

Key Facts

  • natural key's instance of is recorded as identifier[3].
  • natural key's subclass of is recorded as unique key[4].
  • natural key's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03sl9z[5].
  • natural key's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 67853453[6].

Why It Matters

natural key draws 37 Wikipedia views per month (identifier category, ranking #26 of 44).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). natural key. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/natural-key
MLA “natural key.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/natural-key.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_natural-key_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{natural key}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/natural-key}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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