verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To unblock; remove a blockage from. transitive
2. 2
   To separate the logical records that have been combined into a physical block for storage. transitive
3. 3
   To process (digital video) so as to remove block-shaped artifacts of encoding. transitive

Etymology

From de- + block.

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