blocagem
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bloˈka.ʒẽj̃/ [bloˈka.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bluˈka.ʒɐ̃j̃/
- Hyphenation: blo‧ca‧gem
Noun
blocagem f (plural blocagens)
- (statistics) blocking (the arranging of experimental units in groups that are similar)
- (computing) blocking (the process of putting data into blocks)
- (publishing) the process of gluing pages together
- (bicycles) quick release (a mechanism for attaching a wheel to a bicycle)
Further reading
- “blocagem”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “blocagem”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026