SQL Terms/Concepts MongoDB Terms/Concepts
database database
table collection
row document or BSON document
column field
index index
table joins $lookup, embedded documents
primary key
Specify any unique column or column combination as primary key.
primary key
In MongoDB, the primary key is automatically set to the _id field.
aggregation (e.g. group by)
aggregation pipeline
See the SQL to Aggregation Mapping Chart.