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'''Block''' may refer to:
* A way of controlling train movement in [[Railway signalling#Blocks|railway signalling]]
* [[Postage stamp block]], an attached group of postage stamps
==Objects that resemble rectangular prisms, known as [[cuboid]]s==
[[Image:Cuboid.png|thumb|right|120px|[[Cuboid]]]]
* A large concrete or stone [[brick]]
* [[Block (sailing)]], a single or multiple pulley used on sailboats
* [[Cylinder block]], the main part of an internal combustion engine
* [[Toy block]], one of a set of wooden or plastic pieces of various shapes
==Area of land==
* [[Block (country subdivision)]], a unit of government in some South Asian countries
* [[Census block]], the smallest geographical unit in the U.S. Census Bureau
* [[City block]], an area surrounded but not divided by streets
==Science==
* [[Block (extraction of petroleum)]], a sub-division of an underground reservoir
* [[Block (meteorology)]], large-scale near-stationary patterns in the atmospheric pressure field
==Sports==
* [[Blocking (American football)]], when a player obstructs another player's path
* [[Block (basketball)]], when a defensive player legally deflects a shot
* [[Blocking (martial arts)]], a defensive technique in the martial arts
* [[Cassette (bicycle part)]], a set of rear sprockets that attaches to a hub on the rear wheel.
==Technology==
* [[Block (data storage)]], the practice of storing electronic data in equally-sized units
* [[Block-level element]] in the HTML markup language
* [[Block (telecommunications)]], a unit of data transmission
* [[Statement block]], a segment of a program
* [[Block (internet)]], technical measures to restrict users' access to certain internet resources
* [[Boom Blox]], a video game for the [[Wii]] console from EA, previously known as ''Blocks''
==Mathematics==
* [[Block design]], a kind of set system in combinatorial mathematics
* [[Block (group theory)]]
* A maximally 2-connected subgraph or a bridge with its endvertices in [[Glossary_of_graph_theory#Connectivity|graph theory]]
==Music==
* [[Block Entertainment]], a record label
* [[Blocks Recording Club]], a record label
* [[Musical form|Block form]]
==See also==
*[[Blocking]]
*[[Bloc]]
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