code block

noun

A block of source code, often one that is delimited by brackets or in some similar way, depending on the programming language.

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Meanings

nouncode block (plural code blocks)

plural code blocks · alternative code-block · alternative codeblock

  1. computingA block of source code, often one that is delimited by brackets or in some similar way, depending on the programming language.
  2. coding theoryA string, usually of a certain specific length, of characters, which have been encoded and transmitted to a receiver.

Translations

Finnish koodilohko
  • koodilohkoprogramming
German Codeblock
  • Codeblockprogramming
Polish blok
  • blokprogramming
Romanian bloc de cod
  • bloc de codprogramming
Cite this entry
APA

code block. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/code%20block

MLA

“code block.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/code%20block. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “code block,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/code%20block.

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