"pseudoblock" meaning in All languages combined

See pseudoblock on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudoblock.wav Forms: pseudoblocks [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + block. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|block}} pseudo- + block Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudoblock (plural pseudoblocks)
  1. (computing, programming) A construct that resembles a block of source code but is not a true block. Categories (topical): Computing, Programming

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