Block

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block
Usage: v.
Derivation: Common; from process scheduling terminology in OS theory

See Also: busy-wait


block: v.

[common; from process scheduling terminology in OS theory]

  1. vi. To delay or sit idle while waiting for something. "We're blocking until everyone gets here." Compare busy-wait.
  2. block on vt. To block, waiting for (something). "Lunch is blocked on Phil's arrival."
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Source: block, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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