"blocksize" meaning in English

See blocksize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: blocksizes [plural]
Etymology: block + size Etymology templates: {{compound|en|block|size}} block + size Head templates: {{en-noun}} blocksize (plural blocksizes)
  1. (computing) The size of a block of data (in a file or a transmission) Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: block size
    Sense id: en-blocksize-en-noun-rBYSnT2p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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