Blocking

Blocking

Blocking may refer to:

In telecommunications:
*Block size (data storage and transmission), the formatting of data into blocks for purposes of transmission, storage, checking, or other functions
*Block storage, a sequence of bytes or bits, having a nominal length
*Block (internet), technical measures to restrict users' access to certain internet resources

In theatre or film:
* Blocking (stage), the movement and positioning of actors on the stage (and in film, within the frame)
* Blocking (improv), in improvisation, an actor who does not accept the dramatic world set up by other actors

Blocking may also refer to:
* Blocking (textile arts), the process of stretching a knitted garment into shape while wet or using steam
* Blocking (American football), the legal interference with another player's motion
* Blocking (statistics), in the design of experiments, the arranging of experimental units in groups (blocks) which are similar to one another
* Blocking (martial arts), a defensive technique in martial arts
* Blocking (construction), horizontal boards placed between wall studs to facilitate hardware attachment
* Blocking (scheduling), means one task is prevented from continuing until another has completed.
* Blocking (computing), not returning from a function until the function has completed or errored
* A component of stuttering
* A type of thought disorder
* Blocking effect, in psychology
* Parrying, a defensive combative techniqe
* The presence of a block artifact in compressed images
* Facing (retail), pulling items forward to make the shelves look full
* Defense (sport), defending from attacks by an opponent
* A Cantonese food classification

See also

* BlockBlocking (biochemistry) protecting proteins from unspecific binding.


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