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What is an "OBJECT IDENTIFIER"? The docs keep stating "dotted", so is it a N.N.N(.N.N.N...) structure?

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Re^2: a more efficient lexicographical sort?
by jhourcle (Prior) on Jan 19, 2006 at 12:55 UTC

    Yes. And it's of indeterminate length, as it uses delegation.

    For instance: