block
1. <unit> A unit of data or memory, often, but not exclusively, on a
magnetic disk or magnetic tape.
Compare record, sector.
(2000-07-17)
2. <operating system> To delay or sit idle while waiting for something.
Compare busy-wait.
(2000-07-17)
3. <programming> A delimited section of source code in a block-structured
language.
(2004-09-29)
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