reference relationship; lookup relationship
Computing term for a relationship where one entity refers to or looks up another, such as between database tables or data structures.
Define a reference relationship between database tables.
This diagram shows the reference relationships among objects.
参照 means 'reference' or 'consultation' in general; 参照関係 specifically refers to the relationship of referencing, often in technical contexts.
関係 is a broad term for 'relation' or 'relationship'; 参照関係 narrows it to a reference-based relationship.
Compound of 参照 (reference) and 関係 (relationship), used as a technical term in computing.