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macroblocking

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

Noun

macroblocking (uncountable)

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

Origin of macroblocking

From macroblock + -ing.

Questions about macroblocking

What does macroblocking mean?
Macroblocking means a visual artifact in compressed video etc. where similar adjacent pixels appear as a contiguous block of colour.
What part of speech is macroblocking?
Macroblocking is a noun.

Words near macroblocking in the dictionary

  1. macroblasts
  2. macrobleed
  3. macrobleeds
  4. macroblepharon
  5. macroblock
  6. macroblocking
  7. macroblocks
  8. macroborer
  9. macroborers
  10. macroboring
  11. macroborings

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