Dictionary:Block
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1. A group of words or files considered as a unit. 2. To subdivide a structure so that the different parts can be mapped separately, the subdivision often being along faults. 3. To average data over a region, as to ‘‘block’’ sonic log values into larger units. 4. An exploration concession area. Blocks three miles on a side on the United States continental shelf are numbered to designate locations.