"deblock" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /diːˈblɒk/ [UK] Forms: deblocks [present, singular, third-person], deblocking [participle, present], deblocked [participle, past], deblocked [past]
Etymology: de- + block Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|block}} de- + block Head templates: {{en-verb}} deblock (third-person singular simple present deblocks, present participle deblocking, simple past and past participle deblocked)
  1. (transitive) To unblock; remove a blockage from. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-deblock-en-verb--8FyoUrm
  2. (transitive, computing) To separate the logical records that have been combined into a physical block for storage. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-deblock-en-verb-sQTqUcKD Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (transitive, computing) To process (digital video) so as to remove block-shaped artifacts of encoding. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-deblock-en-verb-ErpKHNFt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 24 63 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 32 27 41 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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