What is a Bridging Table and synonyms for the term
What is a Bridging Table and synonyms for the term
In databasemanagement systems following the relationalmodel, a Bridging Table is a junction table is a SQL database table that contains common fields from two or more other database tables within the same database. It is on the many side of a one-to-many relationship with each of the other SQL tables.
Junction tables are known under many names:
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cross-reference table,
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bridge table,
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join table,
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map table,
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intersection table,
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linking table,
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many-to-many resolver,
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link table,
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pairing table,
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transition table,
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crosswalk,
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or association table.
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