Telecommunications and computing

• Block (data storage)
  Block (data storage)
  In computing , a block is a sequence of bytes or bits, having a nominal length . Data thus structured are said to be blocked. The process of putting data into blocks is called blocking. Blocking is used to facilitate the handling of the data-stream by the computer program receiving the data...
  
  , a sequence of bytes or bits, having a nominal length
• Block (internet)
  Block (internet)
  On the Internet, a block is a technical measure intended to restrict access to information or resources. Blocks should not be confused with bans, although they are often used to enforce a ban.-Effects of blocks:...
  
  , technical measures to restrict users' access to certain internet resources
• Blocking (computing)
  Blocking (computing)
  Blocking occurs when a subroutine does not return until it either completes its task or fails with an error or exception. A process that is blocked is one that waits for some event, such as a resource becoming available or the completion of an I/O operation.In a multitasking computer system,...
  
  , holding up a task until an event occurs

Theatre and film

• Blocking (stage)
  Blocking (stage)
  Blocking is a theatre term which refers to the precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage in order to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera. The term derives from the practice of 19th century theatre directors such as Sir W. S...
  
  , the movement and positioning of actors on the stage (and in film, within the frame)
• Blocking (improv)
  Blocking (improv)
  Blocking or denial is a term used in theatrical improvisation to describe an act of not accepting the world that has been set up, or of refusing to develop an action that another performer has 'offered'...
  
  , in improvisation, an actor who does not accept the dramatic world set up by other actors
• Blocking (animation)
  Blocking (animation)
  Blocking is an animation technique in which key poses are created to establish timing and placement of characters and props in a given scene or shot...
  
  

Sport

• Blocking (American football)
  Blocking (American football)
  In American football, blocking is a legal move occurring when one player obstructs another player's path with his body. The purpose of blocking is to prevent defensive players tackling the ball carrier, or to protect the quarterback while attempting to pass or hand-off the ball...
  
  , the legal interference with another player's motion
• Blocking (martial arts), a defensive technique in martial arts
• Parry (fencing)
  Parry (fencing)
  A parry is a fencing bladework manoeuvre intended to deflect or block an incoming attack.-Execution:To execute a parry, fencers strike the opponent's foible, or the area near the tip of the blade, with their forte, or the part of the blade near the handle of the sword...
  
  , a defensive combative technique
• Defense (sports), defending from attacks by an opponent

Behaviour

• A component of stuttering
  Stuttering
  Stuttering , also known as stammering , is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds...
  
  
• Thought blocking
  Thought blocking
  Thought blocking, a phenomenon that occurs in people with psychiatric illnesses , occurs when a person's speech is suddenly interrupted by silences that may last a few seconds to a minute or longer. Blocking is often brought on by questioning or discussing something of particularly large personal...
  
  , a type of thought disorder
• Blocking effect
  Blocking effect
  Kamin's blocking effect demonstrates that conditioning to a stimulus could be blocked if the stimulus were reinforced in compound with a previously conditioned stimulus....
  
  , in psychology

Other

• Blocking (textile arts), the process of stretching a knitted garment into shape while wet or using steam
• Blocking (statistics)
  Blocking (statistics)
  In the statistical theory of the design of experiments, blocking is the arranging of experimental units in groups that are similar to one another. For example, an experiment is designed to test a new drug on patients. There are two levels of the treatment, drug, and placebo, administered to male...
  
  , 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)
  Blocking (construction)
  In construction blocking refers to pieces of wood or other material that run between wall studs in order to provide support and attachment sites for mounted hardware such as cabinets, shelving, or bathroom towel bars.-Construction:...
  
  , horizontal boards placed between wall studs to facilitate hardware attachment
• The presence of a block artifact in compressed images
• Facing (retail)
  Facing (retail)
  Facing is a common tool in the retail industry to create the look of a perfectly stocked store by pulling all of the products on a display or shelf to the front, as well as down stacking all the canned and stacked items...
  
  , pulling items forward to make the shelves look full
• A Cantonese food classification