A recursive foreign key is a:

2007

A recursive foreign key is a:

  1. A.

    references a relation

  2. B.

    references a table

  3. C.

    references its own relation

  4. D.

    references a foreign key

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Correct answer: C

A recursive foreign key is a constraint where a column references the primary key of the same table. This enables self-referencing relationships, such as an employee hierarchy where a manager is also an employee in the same table.

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