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Blocking may refer to:
Science, technology, and mathematics[edit]
Blocking, in the western blot technique, a process to prevent unwanted binding of antibodies to a membrane; Other technologies. Blocking (construction), horizontal boards placed between wall studs to facilitate hardware attachment; Sport. Blocking (American football), the legal interference with another player's motion. Wet blocking is one of the most transformative processes in knitting. During its first wash, a knitted garment will undergo a profound change — for a woolen handknit, the fibers will plump up and cohere into a beautifully even and sturdy fabric. Another word for blocking. Rochester high school wa. Found some poospiter games. Find more ways to say blocking, along with related words, antonyms and example phrases at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus.
Computing and telecommunications[edit]
- Blocking (computing), holding up a task until an event occurs
- Blocking probability, for calls in a telecommunications system
- Head-of-line blocking, in some network switching fabrics
- Internet blocking; see Block (Internet)
Psychology[edit]
- Thought blocking, a type of thought disorder
- Blocking effect, in psychology
- Mental block, a type of suppression or repression
Other uses in science[edit]
- Blocking (linguistics), where the existence of a competing form blocks the application of a morphological process
- Blocking (statistics), in the design of experiments, the arranging of experimental units in groups (blocks) which are similar to one another
- Atmospheric blocking, a phenomenon in meteorology of large scale stationary pressure cells
- Blocking, in the western blot technique, a process to prevent unwanted binding of antibodies to a membrane
Other technologies[edit]
- Blocking (construction), horizontal boards placed between wall studs to facilitate hardware attachment
Sport[edit]
- Blocking (American football), the legal interference with another player's motion
- Blocking (martial arts), a defensive technique in martial arts
Theatre and film[edit]
- Blocking (stage), the movement and positioning of actors on a stage, or within a frame in film
- Blocking (animation), a technique in which key poses establish timing and placement of items in a scene
Blocking In Theatre
Other uses[edit]
- Blocking (textile arts), the process of stretching a knitted garment into shape while wet or using steam
- Blocking (transport), the process of dividing a transit schedule into parts that can be operated by a single vehicle
- Blocking troops - military barrier troops positioned to forestall unauthorised retreats
See also[edit]
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