"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 Synonyms: code-block, codeblock Related terms: programmer's block, scope Translations (programming): koodilohko (Finnish), Codeblock [masculine] (German), blok [masculine] (Polish), bloc de cod [neuter] (Romanian)
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  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

Alternative forms

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