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What? The b in blob does not stand for binary.

• kijiki 14y ago
  Binary Large OBject.
  • kijiki 14y ago
    See also: CLOB: Character Large OBject. Most (traditional) relational database servers do not support arbitrary sized (often >255 bytes) fields in a single row. The solution was to have a separate Large OBject heap, and store references to those LOBs in the actual rows. Starkey claims that he invented the term, and that the acronym is actually a backronym. I've heard conflicting stories on that score.
    • tedunangst 14y ago
      He invented a word in use since the 15th century? Wowza.
• ars 14y ago
  It does. But I'm kinda curious what you thought it stood for?
  • tedunangst 14y ago
    That's like asking, what does the c in curious stand for?
  • jcurbo 14y ago
    It doesn't stand for anything in normal speech. http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/blob?q=blob http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/blob?q=blob In the context of 'binary blob' I think it would be clear it just means an amorphous mass of bits and not some Jargon File definition (which in turn is clearly a play on the regular word in itself).
• Adrock 14y ago
  http://www.jargon.net/jargonfile/b/BLOB.html http://www.jargon.net/jargonfile/b/BLOB.html