sizeslong

Sizeslong is a data representation concept used in product catalogs and inventory systems to store a long-form, multi-attribute description of an item's size in a single field. It is typically employed when items have several dimensional properties that may vary by category or region, and when a system requires a compact way to carry all size-related information for search, filtering, or display. The term is not part of a formal standard and is used informally in documentation and pipelines.

Common implementations encode sizeslong as a delimited string containing dimension names, values, and units, for example: "W:60in;H:32in;D:28in" or "Width=60 cm;Height=32 cm;Depth=28 cm". Other variants concatenate measurements in a fixed order such as "60x32x28 in". In some data models, sizeslong accompanies structured size fields and acts as a human-readable or machine-parseable fallback.

Considerations include parsing, unit consistency, and localization. Because sizeslong is informal, inconsistencies between entries (different dimension names, unit abbreviations, or ordering) can hamper interoperability. It is often used alongside explicit, structured size attributes to improve data quality. When possible, organizations adopt standardized keys and units or store both the long form and a normalized version for robust search and integration.

See also: size, sizes, long-form data, dimensional attributes, data normalization.