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Block

1. <unit> A unit of data or memory, often, but not exclusively, on a magnetic disk or magnetic tape.

Compare record, sector.

2. <operating system> To delay or sit idle while waiting for something.

Compare busy-wait.

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blitter blivet bloat bloatware BLOB	aard activation record Ada addressing mode Advanced Encryption Standard	Block Diagram Compiler blocked records Block Redundancy Check Block Started by Symbol block transfer computations