block length

noun

The length (in bytes, characters, etc.) of a block of data.

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Meanings

nounblock length (plural block lengths)

plural block lengths · alternative blocklength

  1. computingThe length (in bytes, characters, etc.) of a block of data.

Origin

From block + length.

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APA

block length. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20length

MLA

“block length.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20length. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “block length,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20length.

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