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Data Integrity
Quick Definition
Ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and reliability
Full Definition
Ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and reliability throughout its lifecycle.
Examples
constraints, validation, foreign keys, unique constraints
Related Terms
acid
normalization
constraints
More Database Terms
Replication
Copying data between servers for redundancy
Database Connection
Communication channel between application and database server
Foreign Key
Field referencing primary key to establish table relationships
Relational Database
Database storing data in structured tables with relationships
Denormalization
Intentionally adding redundancy to improve reads
Cursor
Database object for traversing result sets row by row