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[blob] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, blobbed, blob·bing.
[blob] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, blobbed, blob·bing. –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | a globule of liquid; bubble. |
| 2. | a small lump, drop, splotch, or daub: A blob of paint marred the surface. |
| 3. | an object, esp. a large one, having no distinct shape or definition: a blob on the horizon. |
| 4. | a dull, slow-witted, and uninteresting person. |
| 5. | to mark or splotch with blobs. |
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME; appar. expressive formation
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| blob
(blŏb) Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. blobbed, blob·bing, blobs To splash or daub with blobs; splotch. [From Middle English blober, bubble, bubbling, probably of imitative origin.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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blob
1725, "drop, globule," from a verb meaning "to make or mark with blobs" (1429), perhaps related to bubble.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| blob | |
noun | |
| 1. | an indistinct shapeless form |
verb | |
| 1. | make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" [syn: spot] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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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."
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."
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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Blob\ (bl[o^]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["o]l.) A small fresh-water fish (Uranidea Richardsoni); the miller's thumb.
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American Heritage Abbreviations Dictionary 3rd Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
| BLOB very large binary file (from "binary large object") |
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