Any binary data over a certain number of bytes, such as 255. Typically much longer. Such data is generally sent to and retrieved from the data source in parts. Also known as long data.
A large block of bits that can be stored in a database. A BLOB is useful for storing any large piece of data, such as pictures or sounds, that does not need to be interpreted by the database.
Any binary or character data larger than a certain number of bytes. In OLE DB, BLOBs are generally sent and retrieved from the data source in parts.
A large stream of binary data that comprises an entity, such as the objects stored and cataloged in a library.
A Large Object datatype whose content consists of binary data. Additionally, this data is considered raw as its structure is not recognized by the database.
A sequence of bytes, where the size of the sequence ranges from 0 to 2 gigabytes. This string does not have an associated code page and character set. Image, audio, and video objects are stored in BLOBs.
A BLOB is a data type used in a relational database that can contain any type of binary data, including sound, video, graphics, etc. Binary Search - This is a search technique that splits an ordered list into halves until a result is found. Thus it splits the list into a top and bottom half, then picks the half that the search term is located in (which can be determined because this search is used on ordered lists) and splits that in half, and so on until the search term is reached. The binary search uses a logarithmic (log2) amount of splits to locate its search term. For example, an ordered list of 1,000,000 items can be searched in a maximum of 20 splits. A billion can be searched in 30.
A Large Object datatype that has content consisting of binary data and is typically used to hold unstructured data. The BLOB datatype is included in the category Persistent LOBs because it resides in the database.
A binary string that contains bytes with no associated code page. Also known as BLOB.
A blob is a collection of binary data stored as a single entity in a database management system. Blobs are typically s, audio or other multimedia objects, though sometimes binary code is stored as a blob. Database support for blobs is not universal.
