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Macroblocking vs Macroblock - What's the difference?

macroblocking | macroblock | Derived terms |

Macroblocking is a derived term of macroblock.


As a noun macroblock is

(signal processing|video compression) a block of adjacent pixels, typically a rectangular 16×16 block.

macroblocking

Not English

Macroblocking has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

macroblock

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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
  • * {{quote-book, 2003, David L. Carlson, chapter=Figuring Out "What Happened in the Middle Archaic?", Theory, Method, and Practice in Modern Archaeology citation
  • , passage=In 1975 the macroblock area was stepped back so that a smaller block excavation could extend below Horizon 8.}}

    Meronyms

    * (parts of a macroblock) partition; pixel

    Derived terms

    * macroblocking