A secondary key is a column or collection of columns in one table that is required to match the value of the primary key for some row in another table,or be null.

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A secondary key is not required to match the primary key in another table; it is used for indexing and improving query performance within the same table. The term you're describing is a foreign key.

A Secondary Key Is a Column or Collection of Columns