| Subject | English | German |
| comp., MS | foreign key | Fremdschlüssel (" A key in a database table that comes from another table (also know as the "referenced table") and whose values match the primary key (PK) or unique key in the referenced table.") |
| IT | foreign key | fremder Kennbegriff |
| gen. | foreign key | Fremdschlüssel |
| comp., MS | foreign key association | Fremdschlüsselzuordnung (An association between entities that is managed through foreign key properties) |