SQL - LOB (large object)

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The term large object (LOB) refers to a data item that is too large to be stored directly in a database table.

Instead, a pointer is stored in the database table, which points to the location of the actual data: ie:

External files are managed similarly.

SQL Type

The LOB data type creates a stream.





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