macroblock

macroblock

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Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der.
French macro-der.
English macro-
English block
English macroblock

    From macro- + block.

    Noun

    macroblock (plural macroblocks)

    1. (signal processing, video compression) A block of adjacent pixels, typically a rectangular 16×16 block
    2. (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[1], →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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