Meanings
plural blockees
- rareOne who, or that which, is blocked.
O'Roarke thought Gabby's observation was fairly accurate, more accurate than she intended since she, herself, was also among the blockees.
1992, Jane Dentinger, Dead Pan1 more example
This is an artificial deadlock situation, where the blocker cannot free the blockees, since the blockees have all of the shared servers tied up.
2003, Thomas Kyte, Effective Oracle by design
Origin
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blockee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blockee
“blockee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blockee. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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