pseudoblock

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noun

A construct that resembles a block of source code but is not a true block.

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Meanings

nounpseudoblock (plural pseudoblocks)

plural pseudoblocks

  1. computingA construct that resembles a block of source code but is not a true block.

    A pseudoblock surrounding the whole source program can be initialized before actual translation with the entries for standard functions and variables, so that these don't have to be treated separately.

    1971, David Gries, Compiler construction for digital computers, page 229

Origin

From pseudo- + block.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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