deblock

English

Etymology

de- +‎ block

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈblɒk/

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.
2. (transitive, computing) To separate the logical records that have been combined into a physical block for storage.
3. (transitive, computing) To process (digital video) so as to remove block-shaped artifacts of encoding.

Anagrams

• bedlock, blocked