Binary Large Object

Binary large object
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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.

BLOBBinary large object. The data type of a column in an RDBMS table which can store large image or textual data as attributes.
BNDThe file in a coverage or grid which contains the coverage extent.

to binary large object (BLOB) data stored directly in a relational database management system (RDBMS) similar to other vector-based feature classes.

numeric (short and long integer, float, double)
text,
blob (Binary Large OBject),
date, and
GUID (Global identifier) ...

See also: Object, Database, Location, Attribute, Record