'Block' may refer to:
Objects that resemble 'rectangular prisms':
★ A large concrete or stone
brick
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Block (sailing), a single or multiple pulley used on sailboats
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Cylinder block, the main part of an internal combustion engine
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Toy block, one of a set of wooden or plastic pieces of various shapes
An 'area of land':
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Block (country subdivision), a unit of government in some South Asian countries
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Census block, the smallest geographical unit in the U.S. Census Bureau
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City block, an area surrounded but not divided by streets
In 'science':
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Block (extraction of petroleum), a sub-division of an underground reservoir
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Block (meteorology), large-scale near-stationary patterns in the atmospheric pressure field
In 'sports':
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Blocking (American football), when a player obstructs another player's path
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Block (basketball), when a defensive player legally deflects a shot
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Blocking (martial arts), a defensive technique in the martial arts
In 'technology':
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Block (data storage), the practice of storing electronic data in equally-sized units
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Block-level element in the internet coding language HTML
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Block (telecommunications), a unit of data transmission
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Statement block, a segment of a program
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Blocks (video game), an upcoming video game from EA
In 'mathematics':
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Block design, a kind of set system in combinatorial mathematics
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Block (group theory)
★ A maximally 2-connected subgraph or a bridge with its endvertices in
graph theory
In 'music':
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Block Entertainment, a record label
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Blocks Recording Club, a record label
'Block' may also refer to:
★ A way of controlling train movement in
railway signalling
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Postage stamp block, an attached group of postage stamps
See also
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Blocking