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BLOB

  1. [database structures] Acronym for binary large object. A large block of data, such as an image, a sound file, or geometry, stored in a database. The database cannot read the BLOB's structure and only references it by its size and location.
  2. [database structures] The data type of the column in the database that stores binary large objects.