Explain cascade options.
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What are foreign key cascade options?
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Referential actions define what happens to child rows when a parent changes: CASCADE (propagate delete/update), SET NULL, SET DEFAULT, RESTRICT/NO ACTION (block). Choose based on whether children should follow, detach, or prevent the parent change.
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