Blocking

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Blocking may refer to:

In telecommunications:

• The formatting of data into blocks for purposes of transmission, storage, checking, or other functions, see block size and block storage
• Denying access to, or use of, a facility or system
• The failure of a telecommunications network to meet a user service demand, because of the lack of an available communications path

In theatre or film:

• Blocking (improv), in improvisation, an actor who does not accept the dramatic world set up by other actors
• Blocking (stage), the movement and positioning of actors on the stage (and in film, within the frame)

Blocking may also refer to:

• Blocking (knitting), the process of stretching a knitted garment into shape while wet or using steam
• Blocking (American football), the legal interference with another player's motion
• Blocking (statistics), in the design of experiments, the arranging of experimental units in groups (blocks) which are similar to one another
• Blocking (image processing), the presence of block artifacts in compressed images
• Blocking (construction), horizontal boards placed between wall studs to facilitate hardware attachment
• In combat, a synonym for defense, thus meaning "defending from attacks by an opponent". Blocking with a weapon is called parrying
• Blocking (grocery), means pulling items forward to make the shelves look full, this is also called conditioning.

See also: Block