geo-blocking

noun

The use of geolocation software to deny access to content to users from certain regions or countries.

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Meanings

noungeo-blocking (uncountable)

alternative geoblocking

  1. InternetuncountablecomputingThe use of geolocation software to deny access to content to users from certain regions or countries.
verb

alternative geoblocking

  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of geo-block

Origin

From geo- + blocking or geo-block + -ing.

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Translations

Catalan geobloqueig
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French géoblocage
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Italian geoblocco
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Portuguese geobloqueio
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Spanish geobloqueo
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Cite this entry
APA

geo-blocking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geo-blocking

MLA

“geo-blocking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geo-blocking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geo-blocking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geo-blocking.

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