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I always thought Blob stood for Binary Large OBject, so wouldn’t “Binary Blob” be like “PIN Number”?
by Uehreka 6y ago
I always thought Blob stood for Binary Large OBject, so wouldn’t “Binary Blob” be like “PIN Number”?
- alexdw_mgzi 6y agoI think "blob" is being used in this case to refer to a "large undifferentiated mass".
- bityard 6y agoThe article was seeking to describe usage of the word(s), not the origin.
- WGH_ 6y agoSometimes tautology helps understands acronyms faster, without having to reconstruct context.