For Block we have terms and definitions in 40 topics. The topics are Backgammon, Badminton, Boating, Bobsledding, Car Racing, Computer Hardware, Computing and Social Science, Cycling, DVD, DVD and CD, Drugs, Earth Science, Energy, Finance, Fishing Industry, Forestry, Frauds and Scams, Gasoline, Glass, Golf, Hard Drive Recovery, Hats, Import Cars, Java, Luge, Magnetic Tapes, Nautical, RAID Drive Recovery, Racquetball, Real Estate, Roller Coaster, Rope, Stamps, Storage Media, Table Tennis, Technology, Tennis, Unicode, Volcano and Volleyball.

Block (Backgammon)

A point (1) occupied by two or more checkers held for the purpose of hindering the opponent's progress.

Block (Badminton)

A shot, usually from near the net, on which the racket is not swung, but simply used as a "backboard" to return the shuttlecock.

Block (Boating)

A wood, metal, or synthetic casing containing one or more pulleys or sheaves.

Block (Bobsledding)

A piece of wood at the start line on which the brakeman places his feet in order to get a better start.

Block (Car Racing)

An engine's cylinder block.

Block (Computer Hardware)

An amount of data moved or addressed as a single unit; the smallest amount of data that can be read or written at a time. Blocks are separated by physical gaps, or identified by their track/sector addresses or logical addresses.

Block (Computing and Social Science)

On magnetic tape, a physical chunk of information separated from other blocks by an interblock gap of blank space. The computer reads and processes the information from a tape in blocks. The size of a block is typically a multiple of the size of a physical record .

Block (Cycling)

To disrupt a chase by slowing down the pace line. It can be the action of one or more riders. Blocking is often done to protect a teammate who's in the lead.

Block (DVD)

In video encoding, an 8x8 matrix of pixels or DCT values representing a small chunk of luma or chroma. In DVD MPEG-2 video, a macroblock is made up of 6 blocks: 4 luma and 2 chroma.

Block (DVD and CD)

In video encoding, an 8 x 8 matrix of pixels or DCT values representing a small chunk of luma or chroma. In DVD MPEG-2 video, a macroblock is made up of 6 blocks: 4 luma and 2 chroma.

Block (Drugs)

Marijuana

Block (Earth Science)

Angular chunk of solid rock ejected during a volcanic eruption.

Block (Energy)

A geographical area that includes several separate oil and gas license tracts.

Block (Finance)

Large quantity of stock or large dollar amount of bonds held or traded. As a rule of thumb, 10,000 shares or more of stock and $200,000 or more worth of bonds would be described as a block.

Block (Fishing Industry)

A frozen block of groundfish fillets.

Block (Forestry)

An area of land or timber that has been defined for management purposes. One block may be composed of stands of different species or ages.

Block (Frauds and Scams)

A large quantity of a security that is either held or traded. Generally, a block is considered to be 10,000 shares or more of stock and 200,000 or more bonds.

Block (Gasoline)

The subdivision of exploration and production acreage.

Block (Glass)

A block of wood hollowed out to form a hemispherical recess. After it has been dipped in water to reduce charring and to create a "cushion" of steam, the block is used to form the gather into a sphere, prior to inflation.

Block (Golf)

A swing in which the rotation of the forearms is delayed or prevented throughout the hitting area, generally producing a shot that flies to the right of the target. (With a pond guarding the left side of the green. Ernie Els blocked his approach shot to the right of the flag).

Block (Hard Drive Recovery)

A group of bytes handled, stored, and accessed as a logical data unit, such as an individual file record. A block in UNIX workstation environments is the smallest contiguous area that can be allocated for the storage of data. (Note: A different definition of the term is used when referring to the physical configuration of a hard drive.)

Block (Hats)

A wooden form used as a mould to shape, by hand a brim or crown.

Block (Import Cars)

Main casting of the engine that contains the cylinders; often made of cast iron or aluminum.

Block (Java)

In the Java programming language, any code between matching braces. Example: { x = 1; }.

Block (Luge)

The portion of the start when an athlete puts the sled into a forward rock; followed by compression.

Block (Magnetic Tapes)

Consists of a specific, pre-determined number of bytes. Block sizes vary, but a block size of either 512 or 1024 user data bytes is commonly used.

Block (Nautical)

One or more pulleys designed to carry a line and change the direction of its travel. A housing around the pulley allows the block to be connected to a spar or to another line. Lines used with a block are known as tackle.

Block (RAID Drive Recovery)

A group of bytes handled, stored, and accessed as a logical data unit, such as an individual file record. A block in UNIX workstation environments is the smallest contiguous area that can be allocated for the storage of data. (Note: A different definition of the term is used when referring to the physical configuration of a hard drive.)

Block (Racquetball)

A type of hinder on which the player prevents the opponent from seeing or getting to the ball.

Block (Real Estate)

1) In a city, a square or rectangular area enclosed by streets. 2) In some states, a part of a subdivision legal description, such as Lot 1, Block 2, Tract 7.

Block (Roller Coaster)

Used to describe a section of track on the course of a roller coaster. Blocks are separated by brakes, lifts, stations or other devices that enable a train to be stopped and most coasters are designed to operate with only one train moving in each block at any time.

Block (Rope)

A pulley; there are many kinds

Block (Stamps)

A unit of four or more unsevered stamps, including at least two stamps both vertically and horizontally. Most commonly a block refers to a block of four, or a block of stamps two high and two wide.

Block (Storage Media)

A portion of a volume usually 512 Bytes in size. Often referred to as a "Logical Block".

Block (Table Tennis)

A defensive shot done mostly against loops and smashes, where the racket is in a closed position to keep the ball on the table

Block (Technology)

1. Generally, a contiguous collection of similar things that are handled together as a whole. 2. A section of random access memory temporarily assigned (allocated) to a program by the operating system. 3. A group of statements in a program that are treated as a unit. For example, if a stated condition is true, all of the statements in the block are executed, but none are executed if the condition is false. 4. A unit of transmitted information consisting of identification codes, data, and error-checking codes. 5. A collection of consecutive bytes of data that are read from or written to a device (such as a disk) as a group. 6. A rectangular grid of pixels that are handled as a unit. 7. A segment of text that can be selected and acted upon as a whole in an application.1. To distribute a file over fixed-size blocks in storage. 2. To prevent a signal from being transmitted. 3. To select a segment of text, by using a mouse, menu selection, or cursor key, to be acted upon in some way, such as to format or to delete the segment.

Block (Tennis)

To return the ball by holding the racket stationary rather than swinging it.

Block (Unicode)

A grouping of related characters within the Unicode encoding space. A block may contain unassigned positions, which are reserved.

Block (Volcano)

Angular chunk of solid rock ejected during an eruption.

Block (Volleyball)

The combination of one, two or three players jumping in front of the opposing spiker and contacting the spiked ball with the hands.

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