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varchars

varchars is the plural of varchar.

Meaning of varchar

Noun

varchar (plural varchars)

  1. A text field of indeterminate length in a database, as opposed to the traditional fixed-length field.
    • Be aware that varchars will in general provide slower updates but faster selects. By definition, the amount of storage they use is variable.1999, David K. Rensin, Andrew M. Fedorchek, William C. Amo, Microsoft SQL Server 7 secrets

Questions about varchars

What is varchars the plural of?
Varchars is the plural of varchar.

Words near varchars in the dictionary

  1. Varaždinska
  2. Varaždinske Toplice
  3. Varble
  4. Varbles
  5. varchar
  6. varchars
  7. Varchie
  8. Varchonitae
  9. Varda
  10. Vardaman
  11. Vardamans

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