English Dictionary: blob | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for blob | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Blob \Blob\ (bl[ocr]b), n. [See {Bleb}.] 1. Something blunt and round; a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick; a drop; a bubble; a blister. --Wright. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A small fresh-water fish ({Uranidea Richardsoni}); the miller's thumb. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
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." | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
BLOB 1. {binary large object}. 2. [{Jargon File}] |