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1. A unit of data or memory, often, but not exclusively, on a magnetic disk or magnetic tape.
Compare record, sector.Last updated: 2000-07-17
2. To delay or sit idle while waiting for something.
Compare busy-wait.Last updated: 2000-07-17
3. A delimited section of source code in a block-structured language.
Last updated: 2004-09-29
Nearby terms:
BLOB ♦ block ♦ Block And List Manipulation ♦ Block Diagram Compiler
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