"code block" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: code blocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} code block (plural code blocks)
  1. (programming) A block of source code, often one that is delimited by brackets or in some similar way, depending on the programming language. Categories (topical): Programming Related terms: programmer's block, scope Translations (programming): koodilohko (Finnish), Codeblock [masculine] (German), blok [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-code_block-en-noun-1SfzMtp~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Disambiguation of 'programming': 98 2
  2. (coding theory) A string, usually of a certain specific length, of characters, which have been encoded and transmitted to a receiver.
    Sense id: en-code_block-en-noun-oCBTRmYK

Inflected forms

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