Macroblock

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A block of adjacent pixels, typically a rectangular 16×16 block
  2. 2
    An area of a dig where there are multiple adjacent block excavations

    "In 1975 the macroblock area was stepped back so that a smaller block excavation could extend below Horizon 8."

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"In 1975 the macroblock area was stepped back so that a smaller block excavation could extend below Horizon 8."

Etymology

From macro- + block.

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