blocking
/ˈblɑkɪŋ/ noun B1- The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction. · blocking of major opposition sites
- The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).
- Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
- A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.
- A rectangular discontinuity as an artifact of separating a discrete signal into blocks that are processed individually.
Plural blockings
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The appearance of the third gendarme settled the matter, for a crowd of curious loungers was extended before him, effectually blocking the entrance to the hotel.
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