deblock

verb — 3 senses

deblock

verb

UK /diːˈblɒk/

Etymology From de- + block.

1

To unblock; remove a blockage from.

2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To separate the logical records that have been combined into a physical block for storage.

3

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To process (digital video) so as to remove block-shaped artifacts of encoding.

Derived terms
deblocker

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