ETYM Old Eng. blok; cf. French bloc (fr. Old High Germ.), Dutch and Dan. blok, Swed. and German block, Old High Germ. bloch.
(Homonym: bloc).
1. A three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; SYN. cube.
2. A rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; SYN. city block.
3. A number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit.
4. A sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted.
5. Housing in a large building that is divided into separate units.
6. A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides).
7. An inability to remember or think of something one normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; SYN. mental block.
1. Greda, trupac, brvno.
2. prenosno: glupak, tikvan, prosto čeljade (tur.)
Veliki komad (npr. mermera); velika količina (robe); mnoštvo, gomila; celina; panj, klada, trupac; zajednica, udruženje više raznih stranaka iz taktičkih razloga, naročito o izborima i radi sprovođenja izvesnih zahteva; naslaga listova hartije koji se mogu otkidati; sveska za pisanje ili crtanje; geol. Veliki odlomak stene.
Drveni mostić preko potoka, brv.
Deo, parče.
Ostatak od posečenog stabla.
Gradska saobraćajnica.
1. To interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia.
2. To run on a block system.
3. To shape by using a block:.
4. To shape into a block or blocks.
5. To shut out from view.
6. To stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block.
7. To support, secure, or raise with a block.
Zatvoriti neku luku ili obalu ratnim brodovima i na taj način sprečiti svaki uvoz i izvoz (životnih namirnica, vojske, municije i sl.); trupama zavoriti pristup nekom gradu; zatvoriti skretnicu; u bilijaru: jakim udarcem loptu oterati u rupu u uglu; građ. ispuniti šupljinu kamenčićima i komadima cigle; tip. slagati izvrnutim slovima radi docnije zamene pravim.
Oformiti.
Zatvoriti čepom.
Zatočiti, utamničiti.
In computing, a group of records treated as a complete unit for transfer to or from backing storage. For example, many disc drives transfer data in 512-byte blocks.
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.
8. In the Java programming language, any code between matching braces constitutes a block. For example, { x = 1; }. See also code, Java.
1. Skup podataka, grupisanih zajedno zbog neke pogodnosti.
2. Paket podataja veličine 512 bita na disku.
3. Veličina paketa podataka koji se preko modema razmenjuju između dva računara.
4. Izabrani deo teksta u dokumentu programa za obradu teksta.
5. Grupa slogova, reči ili slova koja se u računskoj obradi tretira kao jedna celina i tako se prenosi na relaciji interna memorija-periferni uređaj i obratno; blok može biti fiksna ili varijabilna veličina.
Herbert Lawrence 1909-2001 Heryblock American editorial cartoonist.
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.