subblock

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noun

A block (of data, etc.) making up part of a larger block.

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Meanings

nounsubblock (plural subblocks)

plural subblocks

  1. A block (of data, etc.) making up part of a larger block.

    Again, as with every code subblock, indentation (and dedentation) are used to delimit blocks of code as well as to indicate which block of code statements belong to […]

    2006, Wesley Chun, Core Python Programming

Origin

From sub- + block.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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