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# 43.21. `pg_largeobject`

The catalog `pg_largeobject` holds the data making up "large objects". A large object is identified by an OID assigned when it is created. Each large object is broken into segments or "pages" small enough to be conveniently stored as rows in `pg_largeobject`. The amount of data per page is defined to be `LOBLKSIZE` (which is currently `BLCKSZ/4`, or typically 2 kB).

Table 43-21. `pg_largeobject` Columns

Name | Type | Description |
`loid` | `oid` | Identifier of the large object that includes this page |
`pageno` | `int4` | Page number of this page within its large object (counting from zero) |
`data` | `bytea` | Actual data stored in the large object. This will never be more than `LOBLKSIZE` bytes and may be less |

Each row of `pg_largeobject` holds data for one page of a large object, beginning at byte offset (`pageno * LOBLKSIZE`) within the object. The implementation allows sparse storage: pages may be missing, and may be shorter than `LOBLKSIZE` bytes even if they are not the last page of the object. Missing regions within a large object read as zeroes.

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