blocking

verbo

1. 1

   También una forma de blockpresent participle and gerund of block

sustantivo

1. 1

   The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.

   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.

2. 2

   The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).

3. 3

   Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.

4. 4

   A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.

   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.

5. 5

   A rectangular discontinuity as an artifact of separating a discrete signal into blocks that are processed individually.

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

Formas

plural

blockings