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variable-length field

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variable-length field [′ver·ē·ə·bəl ¦leŋkth ′fēld]
(computer science)
A data field in which the number of characters varies, the length of the field being stored within the field itself.


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Variable-length fields -- Users enter or import data in any DB/Text WebServer field without regard to the length of the text string.
o Variable-length fields -- Database design does not hinge on pre-defined lengths for each field in the record.
 
 
 
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