macroblock

English

Etymology

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.

Meronyms

• (parts of a macroblock) partition; pixel

Derived terms

• macroblocking
• submacroblock

Related terms

• microblock

Translations

block of adjacent pixels

• French: macrobloc (fr)
• German: Macroblock m
• Korean: 매크로 블록 (maekeuro beullok)

See also

• macroblock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia