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State for a computing process
directly associated with blocking. Concurrent computing Data dependency Non-blocking algorithm Race condition Scheduling (computing) Stallings, William (2004)
Blocking_(computing)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up blocking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Blocking may refer to: Blacklist (computing) Blocking (computing), holding up a task until an event
Blocking
Form of shared internet-based computing
concert to perform very large tasks. Fog computing – Distributed computing paradigm that provides data, compute, storage and application services closer
Cloud_computing
Algorithm in a thread whose failure cannot cause another thread to fail
algorithms provide a useful alternative to traditional blocking implementations. A non-blocking algorithm is lock-free if there is guaranteed system-wide
Non-blocking_algorithm
Computer hardware technology that uses quantum mechanics
information in quantum computing, the qubit (or "quantum bit"), serves the same function as the bit in ordinary or "classical" computing. However, unlike a
Quantum_computing
Performance-limiting phenomenon in computer networks
Head-of-line blocking (HOL blocking) in computer networking is a performance-limiting phenomenon that occurs when a queue of packets is held up by the
Head-of-line_blocking
Unicode character block
Symbols for Legacy Computing is a Unicode block containing graphic characters that were used for various home computers from the 1970s and 1980s and in
Symbols_for_Legacy_Computing
Internet censorship based upon geographical location
copyright and licensing reasons. There are other uses for geo-blocking, such as blocking malicious traffic or to enforce price discrimination, location-aware
Geo-blocking
abbreviation EVM (ЭВМ), present in some of the names below, means "electronic computing machine" (Russian: электронная вычислительная машина). The Russian abbreviation
List of Soviet computer systems
List_of_Soviet_computer_systems
Dutch software-as-a-service provider based in Alkmaar, the Netherlands
Blocks bundelen krachten". Computable. "Betty Blocks haalt 28 miljoen euro op". Computable. 11 August 2021. "Betty Blocks krijgt €33 mln om meer mensen
Betty_Blocks
Message-passing system for parallel computers
high-performance computing as of 2006. The standard’s goals include high performance, scalability, and portability across parallel computing architectures
Message_Passing_Interface
Unicode character block
Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement is a Unicode block containing additional graphic characters that were used for various home computers from the
Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement
Symbols_for_Legacy_Computing_Supplement
Non-blocking data structure in computer science
A non-blocking linked list is an example of non-blocking data structures designed to implement a linked list in shared memory using synchronization primitives:
Non-blocking_linked_list
Parallel computing platform and programming model
CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture) is a proprietary parallel computing platform and application programming interface (API) developed by the American
CUDA
Programming paradigm in which many processes are executed simultaneously
parallel computing: bit-level, instruction-level, data, and task parallelism. Parallelism has long been employed in high-performance computing, but has
Parallel_computing
Programmable machine that processes data
of the analytical engine's computing unit (the mill) in 1888. He gave a successful demonstration of its use in computing tables in 1906. In his work
Computer
events in the history of computing from 1950 to 1979. For narratives explaining the overall developments, see the history of computing. Information revolution
Timeline of computing 1950–1979
Timeline_of_computing_1950–1979
computing from 2020 to the present. For narratives explaining the overall developments, see the history of computing. Significant events in computing
Timeline of computing 2020–present
Timeline_of_computing_2020–present
Executing several computations during overlapping time periods
Concurrent computing is a form of computing in which several computations are executed concurrently—during overlapping time periods—instead of sequentially—with
Concurrent_computing
Characters for drawing frames and boxes
Semigraphics Unicode blocks Box Drawing Block Elements Geometric Shapes Symbols for Legacy Computing Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement Box Drawing
Box-drawing_characters
Algorithm for computing the maximal flow of a network
of layers in each blocking flow increases by at least 1 each time and thus there are at most | V | − 1 {\displaystyle |V|-1} blocking flows in the algorithm
Dinic's_algorithm
Distributed data store for digital transactions
blockchains may be considered secure by design and exemplify a distributed computing system with high Byzantine fault tolerance. A blockchain was created by
Blockchain
Component of a computer process
provided for other blocking system calls. Alternatively, the program can be written to avoid the use of synchronous I/O or other blocking system calls (in
Thread_(computing)
Privacy-enhancing computing technique
Confidential computing is a security and privacy-enhancing computational technique focused on protecting data in use. Confidential computing can be used
Confidential_computing
Greek computer scientist
specializing in distributed computing and concurrent computing, including the design of data structures that can be used in non-blocking algorithms. She is a
Panagiota_Fatourou
Open-source remote procedure call framework
the client part, Thrift includes server infrastructure such as blocking, non-blocking, and multi-threaded servers. The underlying I/O part of the stack
Apache_Thrift
Technology to disable microphones
solution that provides two microphone blocking plugs, the cost per plug is usually cheaper than commercial microphone blocking plugs. The cable can either be
Microphone_blocker
events in the history of computing from 1990 to 1999. For narratives explaining the overall developments, see the history of computing. "Vision for the Future"
Timeline of computing 1990–1999
Timeline_of_computing_1990–1999
Electrical component for processing data
In computing and computer science, a processor or processing unit is an electrical component (digital circuit) that performs operations on an external
Processor_(computing)
Criteria to control computer access
example, but not URLs. A firewall is well-suited for blocking IP addresses, but less so for blocking malicious files or passwords. Example uses include
Blacklist_(computing)
Form of online advertising
Smart Computing. September 2004. Archived from the original on 2010-05-22. Naraine, Ryan (March 18, 2004). "Windows XP SP2 Turns 'On' Pop-up Blocking". Retrieved
Pop-up_ad
Block of Unicode symbols
colors Mathematical operators and symbols in Unicode Symbols for Legacy Computing "Unicode 1.0.1 Addendum" (PDF). The Unicode Standard. 1992-11-03. Retrieved
Geometric Shapes (Unicode block)
Geometric_Shapes_(Unicode_block)
Linux Foundation project
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is a subsidiary of the Linux Foundation founded in 2015 to support cloud-native computing. It was announced
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Cloud_Native_Computing_Foundation
Unicode character block
(typography) other Unicode blocks Box Drawing Geometric Shapes Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms Symbols for Legacy Computing "Unicode character database"
Block_Elements
Software that executes source code directly
In computing, an interpreter is software that executes source code without first compiling it to machine code. An interpreted runtime environment differs
Interpreter_(computing)
Set of computers configured in a distributed computing system
and scheduled by software. The newest manifestation of cluster computing is cloud computing. The components of a cluster are usually connected to each other
Computer_cluster
Data structure that can be used by multiple threads
requirements tend to define the data structure. The method calls can be blocking or non-blocking. Data structures are not restricted to one type or the other, and
Concurrent_data_structure
Biological molecules for computations
Computer DNA computing Human biocomputer Molecular electronics Nanotechnology Nanobiotechnology Organoid intelligence Peptide computing Wetware computer
Biological_computing
Model of computation
channels. The model requires that reading from a channel is blocking while writing is non-blocking. Due to these key restrictions, the resulting process network
Kahn_process_networks
Network security analysis technique
useful in hiding internal network addresses. Access Control List Firewall (computing) Traceroute Irby, David (c. 2000). "Firewalk : Can Attackers See Through
Firewalk_(computing)
On-demand cloud computing provider
use more computing in times of high application usage, and then scale down to reduce costs when there is less traffic). These cloud computing web services
Amazon_Web_Services
Computing by new or unusual methods
Unconventional computing (also known as alternative computing or nonstandard computation) is computing by any of a wide range of new or unusual methods
Unconventional_computing
block check characters are computed for, and added to, each message block transmitted. This block check character is compared with a second block check
Block_check_character
Topics referred to by the same term
batsman deflects the ball to avoid getting out Blocking (American football) Blocking (martial arts) Starting blocks, devices used by sprinters to assist in preventing
Block
Computer that uses photons or light waves
Optical computing or photonic computing uses light waves produced by lasers or incoherent sources for data processing, data storage or data communication
Optical_computing
Unit of measure for digital data
of information is any unit of measure of digital data size. In digital computing, a unit of information is used to describe the capacity of a digital data
Units_of_information
When a process becomes non-responsive
reboot the computer in the event of a hang. Abort (computing) Blue screen of death Crash (computing) Livelock Infinite loop Uninterruptible sleep Windows
Hang_(computing)
Open source cloud computing software
becomes a CNCF Graduated project Cilium was accepted into the Cloud Native Computing Foundation on October 13, 2021 as an incubation-level project. It applied
Cilium_(computing)
Set of information technology components that are the foundation of an IT service
Alsalloum, The Evolution of Cloud Computing Architectures:,International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing,Volume 15, Issue 1,2025,ISSN 2156-1834
IT_infrastructure
Additional storage that enables faster access to main storage
In computing, a cache (/kæʃ/ KASH) is a hardware or software component that stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster; the
Cache_(computing)
Particular execution of a computer program
In computing, a process is the instance of a computer program that is being executed by one or many threads. There are many different process models,
Process_(computing)
File format and file archiver program
writes data in records of many 512 B blocks. The user can specify a blocking factor, which is the number of blocks per record. The default is 20, producing
Tar_(computing)
Software or hardware-based network security system
In computing, a firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on configurable security
Firewall_(computing)
Programming abstraction
a large number of thread blocks to operate in parallel and to use all available multiprocessors. CUDA is a parallel computing platform and programming
Thread block (CUDA programming)
Thread_block_(CUDA_programming)
Digital identifier derived from the data by an algorithm
are called minutiae. A suspicious document is checked for plagiarism by computing its fingerprint and querying minutiae with a precomputed index of fingerprints
Fingerprint_(computing)
American enterprise virtualization and storage company
Nutanix, Inc. is an American cloud computing company that sells software for datacenters and hybrid multi-cloud deployments. This includes software for
Nutanix
Computation machine that uses continuously varying data technology
and synthetic-aperture radar, remained the domain of analog computing (and hybrid computing) well into the 1980s, since digital computers were insufficient
Analog_computer
Distributed document-oriented database
real-time change feeds. A change query returns a cursor which allows blocking or non-blocking requests to keep track of a potentially infinite stream of real-time
RethinkDB
Video game and franchise
though negotiations with the Dorodnitsyn Computing Center were at a standstill, with the Dorodnitsyn Computing Center being resistant to selling Tetris
Tetris
Concept to reduce computer security risks
Preventive actions – blocking certain functions, signals, peripheral devices, memory parts, and/or data transfers. For example: blocking audio/video recording
Defense_strategy_(computing)
Sequence of bits or bytes of a fixed size
magnetic tape and CKD disk devices, blocking reduces the amount of external storage required for the data. Blocking is almost universally employed when
Block_(data_storage)
American multinational technology company
online advertising, search engine technology, email, cloud computing, software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial intelligence
American computer security software company
the SecurID product. Enigma Logic merged with Secure Computing Corporation in 1996. Secure Computing acquired the SmartFilter product line by purchasing
Secure_Computing_Corporation
Reprogrammable computer hardware technology
In computing, a logic block or configurable logic block (CLB) is a fundamental building block of field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology.[citation
Logic_block
Computer architecture that can be reprogrammed
syndrome. High-performance reconfigurable computing (HPRC) is a computer architecture combining reconfigurable computing-based accelerators like field-programmable
Reconfigurable_computing
Algorithm for computing kernel vectors
The block Wiedemann algorithm for computing kernel vectors of a matrix over a finite field is a generalization by Don Coppersmith of an algorithm due
Block_Wiedemann_algorithm
Unicode character block
pseudographics) other Unicode blocks Block Elements Geometric Shapes Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms Symbols for Legacy Computing "Unicode character database"
Box_Drawing
Class of data processing algorithms
Processors, High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering, Garching/Munich 2009 Nguyen, Anthony et al. (2010) 3.5-D Blocking Optimization for Stencil
Iterative_Stencil_Loops
Digital workload distribution techniques
In computing, load balancing is the process of distributing a set of tasks over a set of resources (computing units) with the aim of making their overall
Load_balancing_(computing)
Building in the Boston University Campus
The Duan Family Center for Computing & Data Sciences (CCDS), formerly known as the Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences, and often referred
Duan Family Center for Computing & Data Sciences
Duan_Family_Center_for_Computing_&_Data_Sciences
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Null may refer to: Nuller, an optical tool using interferometry to block certain sources of light Null (SQL) (or NULL), a special marker and keyword
Null
The history of computing extends beyond the history of computing hardware and modern computing technology including earlier methods that relied on pen
History_of_computing
Unconventional computer based on a semi-solid chemical "soup"
were able to compute binary logic gates, and perform pattern recognition. Molecular logic gate Computer Quantum computing DNA computing Biocomputing Organic
Chemical_computer
Process of increasing the security of a system
Press. ISBN 978-1-04-006148-0. Retrieved 2025-09-04. "Hardening Your Computing Assets" (PDF). at globalsecurity.org "CIS Benchmark List". at globalsecurity
Hardening_(computing)
Quantum computing company
2025-08-05. Soller, Henning (29 Feb 2024). "Blocking out the noise: An interview with a quantum computing expert". McKinsey. Retrieved 2025-08-05. Leprince-Ringuet
Alice_&_Bob_(company)
quantum computing. The paper was submitted in June 1979 and published in April 1980. Yuri Manin briefly motivates the idea of quantum computing. Tommaso
Timeline of quantum computing and communication
Timeline_of_quantum_computing_and_communication
Proposed atomic CPU instruction
Symp. Distributed Computing. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.13.7938. Trevor Brown, Faith Ellen, and Eric Ruppert. "Pragmatic primitives for non-blocking data structures
Double_compare-and-swap
Self-replicating program
self-referential formula Programming languages Quine's paradox Polyglot (computing) Examples include Bash, Perl, and Python Bratley, Paul; Millo, Jean (1972)
Quine_(computing)
Computer designed to be used at a fixed location
off-site computing solutions like the cloud. As more services and applications are served over the internet from off-site servers, local computing needs
Desktop_computer
American multinational technology conglomerate
American multinational technology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, entertainment, and artificial
Amazon_(company)
Data transfer channel connecting parts of a computer
The First, CSIRAC: Australias First Computer. University of Melbourne Computing Science. pp. 8–11, 13, 91. ISBN 0-7340-2024-4. Linda Null; Julia Lobur
Bus_(computing)
Computer communications authentication algorithm
SHA-1) blockSize: Integer // The block size of the hash function (e.g. 64 bytes for SHA-1) // Compute the block sized key block_sized_key = computeBlockSizedKey(key
HMAC
Advanced interactive shell for Python
parallel computing. IPython is a NumFOCUS fiscally sponsored project. IPython is based on an architecture that provides parallel and distributed computing. IPython
IPython
Authenticated encryption mode for block ciphers
2014). "Intel Carry-Less Multiplication Instruction and its Usage for Computing the GCM Mode (Revision 2.02)" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-01. Käsper, E.;
Galois/Counter_Mode
Use of widely distributed computer resources to reach a common goal
Grid computing is the use of widely distributed computer resources to reach a common goal. A computing grid can be thought of as a distributed system
Grid_computing
Cloud computing platform
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is a part of Amazon's cloud-computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), that allows users to rent virtual computers
Amazon_Elastic_Compute_Cloud
In computing, an extended basic block is a collection of basic blocks of the code within a program with certain properties that make them highly amenable
Extended_basic_block
Indian series of supercomputers
performance computing and communications (HPCC) research in India". Proceedings. 10th IEEE International Workshop on Future Trends of Distributed Computing Systems
PARAM
Sequence in computer science
also be computed efficiently on modern parallel hardware such as a GPU. The idea of building in hardware a functional unit dedicated to computing multi-parameter
Prefix_sum
American computer hardware brand
Acadia and the Virtual Computing Environment coalition combined into a single entity in January 2011, called VCE, the Virtual Computing Environment Company
Virtual_Computing_Environment
Computer security mechanism
value to attackers. It is actually isolated, monitored, and capable of blocking or analyzing the attackers. This is similar to police sting operations
Honeypot_(computing)
Tree node with two other nodes as descendants
less efficient algorithm, based on the union-find data structure, for computing lowest common ancestors of an offline batch of pairs of nodes. Baruch
Lowest_common_ancestor
General-purpose programming language
programming language designed for numeric computation and scientific computing. Fortran was originally developed by IBM with a reference manual being
Fortran
Minimizing problem in computer programming
be computed in Θ(n²) time by dynamic programming. As in the solution above, answering queries in constant time will be achieved by pre-computing results
Range_minimum_query
Alternative width characters in East Asian typography
In CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) computing, graphic characters are traditionally classed into fullwidth and halfwidth characters. Unlike monospaced
Halfwidth_and_fullwidth_forms
Web browser developed by Google
criticism for changes to the WebRequest API used by ad blocking and privacy extensions to block and modify network connections. The declarative version
Google_Chrome
In computing, restricting data to be accessible by one thread at a time
effects, often with the goal of guaranteeing non-blocking progress. No perfect scheme is known. Blocking system calls used to sleep an entire process. Until
Mutual_exclusion
Type of computing platform
Computing with memory (or in-memory computing, IMC) is a paradigm that performs computations directly within memory arrays (RAM, RRAM, PCM) rather than
Computing_with_memory
Soft real-time scheduling algorithm
performs a blocking operation. Computer multitasking Concurrency control Concurrent computing Resource contention Time complexity Thread (computing) Waldspurger
Stride_scheduling
Unit of information
The bit is the most basic unit of information in computing and digital communication. The name is a portmanteau of binary digit. The bit represents a
Bit
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a diminutive of Middle English cok ‘cock’ (see Cocke).
Girl/Female
Latin
Blooming.
Girl/Female
Latin Italian
Blooming.
Girl/Female
Latin
Blooming.
Boy/Male
Indian
Blooming
Girl/Female
Spanish
Blooming.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Blooming
Girl/Female
Latin
Blooming.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Brookins. This is the most frequent form of the surname in the British Isles.
Boy/Male
Spanish
Blooming.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Blooming
Boy/Male
Muslim
Blooming
Boy/Male
Spanish
Blooming.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English stocking ‘ground cleared of stumps’.South German : habitational name from any of several places in Bavaria and Styria named Stocking.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Devon)
English (chiefly Devon) : from a Middle English pet form of the Old English personal name Hocca.Dutch : patronymic from Hock 4.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Blooming
Boy/Male
Hindu
Blooming
Boy/Male
Tamil
Blooming
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English Lēofecing, a patronymic from Lēofeca (see Levick 2), or possibly, as Reaney suggests, a late derivative of Lovekin (see Lucken).
Girl/Female
Latin Spanish Italian
Blooming.
BLOCKING COMPUTING
BLOCKING COMPUTING
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Blue Lotus
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Rawling.
Boy/Male
Indian
One who Worship the Almighty with Great Promise
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Pure
Boy/Male
Tamil
Boy/Male
Tamil
Satyamurty | ஸதà¯à®¯ மூரà¯à®¤à¯€
Statue of truth
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Sweetened Ambrosia
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Lord Ganesha
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Accepting
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
God
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a.
Looking on or forward.
a.
Blooming in the night.
n.
The act or process of making black.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Flock
n.
Blotting paper.
n.
A coarse woolen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.; -- so called from the town of Bocking, in England, where it was first made.
n.
Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
n.
A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking.
n.
A mirror made of glass on which has been placed a backing of some reflecting substance, as quicksilver.
v. t.
Looking behind; looking backward watchfully.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Block
a.
Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Black
n.
Any preparation for making things black; esp. one for giving a black luster to boots and shoes, or to stoves.
n.
The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks.
a.
Hateful; shocking.
a.
Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.