From 12e113d893751e2e0d0e7f2c790ea3b044dd6031 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Mottram Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:33:35 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Additional meaning of block --- entries/block.txt | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/entries/block.txt b/entries/block.txt index 48e8bd2..3a8551d 100644 --- a/entries/block.txt +++ b/entries/block.txt @@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ block v. [common; from process scheduling terminology in OS theory] 1. vi. To delay or sit idle while waiting for something. We're blocking until everyone gets here. Compare busy-wait. 2. block on vt. To block, waiting for -(something). Lunch is blocked on Phil's arrival. - +(something). Lunch is blocked on Phil's arrival. 3. A type of cryptographic +cipher, "block cipher".