autoblock

English

noun
Definitions
  • (climbing) A technique used in rappelling and ascending, with a friction hitch around the climbing rope.
  • (computing) (An) automatic blocking (inhibition of a feature etc.).

Etymology

Prefix from English block (block of flats, n).

Origin

English

block

Gloss

block of flats, n

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