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Nov 30, 2016 · Databases

How to Store Multiple Item States Efficiently Using Bitmasking in Databases

This article explains how to represent several status flags for a single record—such as hot, new, and sale—by using binary bitmask fields, compares traditional association‑table and delimited‑string approaches, and shows Oracle SQL and Java techniques for querying and manipulating these bit‑encoded values.