Blocking
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Blocking may refer to:
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[edit] Telecommunications and computing
- Block (data storage), a sequence of bytes or bits, having a nominal length
- Block (internet), technical measures to restrict users' access to certain internet resources
- Blocking (computing), holding up a task until an event occurs
[edit] Theatre and 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 (animation)
[edit] Sport
- Blocking (American football), the legal interference with another player's motion
- Blocking (martial arts), a defensive technique in martial arts
- Parry (fencing), a defensive combative technique
- Defense (sports), defending from attacks by an opponent
[edit] Behaviour
- A component of stuttering
- Thought blocking, a type of thought disorder
- Blocking effect, in psychology
[edit] Other
- Blocking (textile arts), the process of stretching a knitted garment into shape while wet or using steam
- Blocking (statistics), in the design of experiments, the arranging of experimental units in groups (blocks) which are similar to one another
- Blocking in western blot, a process to prevent unwanted binding of antibody to the membrane
- Blocking (construction), horizontal boards placed between wall studs to facilitate hardware attachment
- The presence of a block artifact in compressed images
- Facing (retail), pulling items forward to make the shelves look full
- A Cantonese food classification
[edit] See also
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