macroblock
English
Etymology
macro- + block
Noun
macroblock (plural macroblocks)
- (signal processing, video compression) A block of adjacent pixels, typically a rectangular 16×16 block
- (archaeology) An area of a dig where there are multiple adjacent block excavations
- 2003, David L. Carlson, “Figuring Out "What Happened in the Middle Archaic?"”, in Theory, Method, and Practice in Modern Archaeology, →ISBN, page 78:
- In 1975 the macroblock area was stepped back so that a smaller block excavation could extend below Horizon 8.
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Meronyms
- (parts of a macroblock) partition; pixel
Derived terms
- macroblocking
- submacroblock
Related terms
- microblock
Translations
block of adjacent pixels
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