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binary blobs

binary blobs is the plural of binary blob.

Meaning of binary blob

Noun

binary blob (plural binary blobs)

  1. (derogatory, often) A piece of software which is only available as a binary file (as opposed to being open-source), thus making the program very difficult to audit or modify.
    • You put up with the closed hardware because it performs well, and it supports the standard software, development tools, and APIs that keep the computing world spinning. For others, it's anathema—if you can't see the source code for these "binary blobs," they are inherently untrustworthy and should...2022 January 31, Andrew Cunningham, “Review: MNT Reform laptop has fully open hardware and software—for better or worse”, in Ars Technica, archived from the original on 28 Sep 2024

Questions about binary blobs

What is binary blobs the plural of?
Binary blobs is the plural of binary blob.

Words near binary blobs in the dictionary

  1. binary arithmetic
  2. binary arithmetics
  3. binary asteroid
  4. binary asteroids
  5. binary blob
  6. binary blobs
  7. binary chop
  8. binary chops
  9. binary clone
  10. binary clones
  11. binary code

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