Blocking

Definitions

1. The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
   countable, uncountable
2. The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).
   countable, uncountable
3. Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
   countable, uncountable
4. A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.
   countable, uncountable
5. A rectangular discontinuity as an artifact of separating a discrete signal into blocks that are processed individually.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“blocking of major opposition sites”

“Miss⟳ H.'s voice was clear and intelligible, although it alternated between vocal blockings and extreme vocal hurry⟳, every clause being jetted out suddenly, and rapidly decaying into aphonia.”

“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.”

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

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