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plingnet
/pling'net/ n. Syn. {UUCPNET}. Also see {{Commonwealth Hackish}}, which uses `pling' for {bang} (as in {bang path}).
View Definition: block
block
[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."
