Blocking

Blocking may refer to:

Telecommunications and computing

Block (data storage), a sequence of bytes or bits, having a nominal length
Block (internet), technical measures to restrict users' access to certain internet resources
Blocking (computing), holding up a task until an event occurs

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

Blocking (American football), the legal interference with another player's motion
Blocking (martial arts), a defensive technique in martial arts
Parry (fencing), a defensive combative technique
Defense (sports), defending from attacks by an opponent

Blocking (textile arts), the process of stretching a knitted garment into shape while wet or using steam
Blocking (statistics), in the design of experiments, the arranging of experimental units in groups (blocks) which are similar to one another
Blocking in western blot, a process to prevent unwanted binding of antibody to the membrane
Blocking (construction), horizontal boards placed between wall studs to facilitate hardware attachment
The presence of a block artifact in compressed images
Facing (retail), pulling items forward to make the shelves look full
A Cantonese food classification