Non Transferable is a property of a [foreign key|FOREIGN KEY] link where the link cannot be changed from one parent table record to another.  On Entity Relationship Diagrams, this is shown as a diamond symbol on the link.

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In the example above, the Alias record cannot be altered to point to a different Identity.  That is, the alias is for one person and cannot be switched to another person.

This is managed by a BEFORE UPDATE [data base trigger|DATA BASE TRIGGER]