Binary storage means that the database file can be smaller, and there is no requirement to translate data between different formats as data moves in and out of the database.

二进制存储意味着数据库文件可以更小，且在数据移入和移出数据库时无需在不同格式之间转换数据。

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Finally, a variety of utility classes for styling, data formats, coordinate storage, and more are available.

最后，是用于样式化、数据格式化、坐标存储等的各种实用工具类。

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Others took the view that relational databases are harder to use for developers, and that alternative data formats and workloads are best served by different data storage mechanisms.

其他人认为，对开发者来说，关系型数据库更加难于使用，不同的数据存储机制能够为多变的数据格式和工作负载提供更好的支持。

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Another issue is that our insatiable demand for more storage leads to denser storage technologies on media that has a finite life and also leads to our using data and hardware formats that may last for an even shorter time than the media.

FORBES: Storing Information for a Thousand Years