binary large object


binary large object

[¦bīn·ə·rē¦lärj ′äb‚jekt] (computer science) In a database management system, a file-storage system used most often for multimedia files (large files). Abbreviated BLOB.

binary large object

(database)(BLOB) A large block of data stored in adatabase, such as an image or sound file. A BLOB has nostructure which can be interpreted by the database management system but is known only by its size and location.