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Object storage (also known as object-based storage [1] or blob storage) is a computer data storage approach that manages data as "blobs" or "objects", as opposed to other storage architectures like file systems, which manage data as a file hierarchy, and block storage, which manages data as blocks within sectors and tracks. [2]
In the context of free and open-source software, proprietary software only available as a binary executable is referred to as a blob or binary blob.The term usually refers to a device driver module loaded into the kernel of an open-source operating system, and is sometimes also applied to code running outside the kernel, such as system firmware images, microcode updates, or userland programs.
The Blob, 1958 American science-fiction film; The Blob, a remake of the 1958 film; The Blobs, a 1980 animated TV series; Blob, 1993; Blob, a character in ClayFighter video games; Blob (Marvel Comics), a comic book character; Blobs, a former animated mascot of BBC Three; Blob (card game), a variant of Oh Hell
The inch version of the slug (equal to 1 lbf⋅s 2 /in, or 12 slugs) has no official name, [3] but is commonly referred to as a blob, [12] slinch (a portmanteau of the words slug and inch), [13] [14] slugette, [15] or snail. [16] It is equivalent to 386.0886 pounds (175.1268 kg) based on standard gravity. [3]
The blob URI scheme, also known as an object URL, is a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) scheme used for accessing locally generated data via APIs designed to work only with URLs.
The Blob franchise consists of American science fiction monster-horror films, including the Steve McQueen-led original, its campy comedic sequel, and its remake.Based on an original story by Irving H. Millgate, the plot centers around the invasion of Earth by an amoeboidal alien from outer space that emerges from a meteorite and feasts on anything that it comes into contact with.
The Blob (Frederick J. "Fred" Dukes) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an adversary of the X-Men . A mutant originally depicted as a morbidly obese circus freak, the Blob claims to be immovable when he so desires. [ 3 ]
A globster or blob is an unidentified organic mass that washes up on the shoreline of an ocean or other body of water. A globster is distinguished from a normal beached carcass by being hard to identify, at least by initial untrained observers, and by creating controversy as to its identity.