What is a LOB data type?

What is a LOB data type?

LOB or Large Object data type is used to store large amount of data. This data is usually in an unstructured form like images, video clips etc. Maximum size is 4 gigabytes. BLOB, CLOB, NCLOB, and BFILE come under this category of data type.

What is a LOB data type?

The LOB datatypes includes BLOB, CLOB, NCLOB and BFILE that can store large blocks of unstructured data such as graphic images, video clips, and sound wave. LOB datatypes can be stored within a table, out-of-line within a tablespaces using a LOB locator, or in an external file (BFILE datatypes).