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[–] ssfckdt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I swore I read that mysql dbs will store multiple bools in a row as bit maps in one byte. I can't prove it though

[–] morbidcactus@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I recall that sql server will group bit columns into bytes for storage, wouldn't surprise me if other flavours did something similar.

[–] tiddy@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago

SIMD Might be the term youre looking for (Single Input Multiple Data)