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title: "Explain the difference between attributes and identifiers."  
description: "Explain the difference between attributes and identifiers."  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-08-24  
updated: 2020-09-23  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1994/explain-the-difference-between-attributes-and-identifiers  
category: "mssql server"  
tags: ["mssql server"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Explain the difference between attributes and identifiers.

Entities have attributes. Attributes are properties that describe the entity's characteristics. Entity instances have identifiers. Identifiers are attributes that name, or identify, entity instances.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

Entities have attributes. Attributes are properties that describe the entity's characteristics. Entity instances have identifiers. Identifiers are attributes that name, or identify, entity instances.


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