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Blocking

//ˈblɒkɪŋ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction. countable, uncountable

    "blocking of major opposition sites"

  2. 2
    the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements wordnet
  3. 3
    The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting. countable, uncountable

    "Examine your matrix map, and make sure that no three keystrokes form a rectangle with a fourth keystroke that will cause you problems. This prevents both ghosting and blocking."

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  1. 6
    A rectangular discontinuity as an artifact of separating a discrete signal into blocks that are processed individually. countable, uncountable

    "Blocking is an annoying effect in image compression using JPEG especially at low bit-rates."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of block form-of, gerund, participle, present

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