@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ Using CLOB and BLOB Data
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77Oracle Database uses :ref: `LOB objects <lobobj >` to store large data such as text, images,
8- videos, and other multimedia formats. The maximum size of a LOB is limited to
8+ videos, and other multimedia formats. The maximum size of a LOB (large object) is limited to
99the size of the tablespace storing it.
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11- There are four types of LOB (large object):
11+ There are `four types of LOBs <https://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=
12+ dblatest&id=GUID-0A692C1B-1C95-4121-8F95-25BE465B87F6> `__:
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1314 * BLOB - Binary Large Object, used for storing binary data. python-oracledb uses
1415 the type :attr: `oracledb.DB_TYPE_BLOB `.
@@ -18,9 +19,12 @@ There are four types of LOB (large object):
1819 * NCLOB - National Character Large Object, used for string strings in the
1920 national character set format. python-oracledb uses the type
2021 :attr: `oracledb.DB_TYPE_NCLOB `.
21- * BFILE - External Binary File, used for referencing a file stored on the
22- host operating system outside of the database. python-oracledb uses the type
23- :attr: `oracledb.DB_TYPE_BFILE `.
22+ * BFILE - External Binary File, used
23+ for referencing a file stored on the host operating system outside of
24+ the database. python-oracledb uses the type
25+ :attr: `oracledb.DB_TYPE_BFILE `. See `BFILEs <https://www.oracle.com/pls/
26+ topic/lookup?ctx=dblatest&id=GUID-D4642C92-F343-4700-9F1F-
27+ 486F82249FB8> `__ for more information.
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2529LOBs can be streamed to, and from, Oracle Database.
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