macroblocking

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noun

A visual artifact in compressed video etc. where similar adjacent pixels appear as a contiguous block of colour.

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Meanings

nounmacroblocking (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputer graphicsA visual artifact in compressed video etc. where similar adjacent pixels appear as a contiguous block of colour.

Origin

From macroblock + -ing.

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APA

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

MLA

“macroblocking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroblocking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macroblocking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroblocking.

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