BLOB 1. N. [acronym: Binary Large OBject] Used By Database People To Refer To Any Random Large Block Of Bits That Needs To Be Stored In A Database, Such As A Picture Or Sound File.

HomeFortune CookiesJargon File

BLOB

1. n. [acronym: Binary Large OBject] Used by database
people to refer to any random large block of bits that needs to be
stored in a database, such as a picture or sound file. The
essential point about a BLOB is that it's an object that cannot be
interpreted within the database itself. 2. v. To mailbomb
someone by sending a BLOB to him/her; esp. used as a mild threat.
"If that program crashes again, I'm going to BLOB the core dump to
you."

Related: