It is usually just a large block of concrete or stone at the end of the chain.

A brick is a block, or a single unit of a ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually stacked together, or laid using various kinds of mortar to hold the bricks together and make a permanent structure.

* By whether they work on blocks of symbols usually of a fixed size ( block ciphers ), or on a continuous stream of symbols ( stream ciphers ).

A codex ( Latin caudex for " trunk of a tree " or block of wood, book ; plural codices ) is a book made up of a number of sheets of paper, vellum, or similar, with hand-written content, usually stacked and bound by fixing one edge and with covers thicker than the sheets, but sometimes continuous and folded concertina-style.

This data is usually stored in a data structure called a process control block ( PCB ), or switchframe.

Extensive use is usually made of a diagrammatic style known as the block diagram.

A computer file is a block of arbitrary information, or resource for storing information, which is available to a computer program and is usually based on some kind of durable storage.

Human power was focused by the use of simple engines, such as the capstan, windlass or treadmill, and with ropes, pulleys, and block and tackle arrangements ; this power was transmitted usually with the forces multiplied and the speed reduced.

As p53 protein levels are usually kept low, one could block its degradation and allow large amounts of p53 to accumulate, thus stimulating p53 activity and its antitumour effects.

* Filter ( chemistry ), a device ( usually a membrane or layer ) that is designed to physically block certain objects or substances while letting others through

Granite block is usually processed into slabs and after can be cut and shaped by a cutting center.

CMT only sporadically aired the series, usually in graveyard slots, and primarily held the rights in order to be able to air the musical performances as part of their music video library ( such as during the " Pure Vintage " block on CMT Pure Country ).

Arbitron defines this block between 6 a. m. and 10 a. m., though it can begin as early as 5 a. m. ( though usually not later than 6 ), and end as early as 9 a. m. or as late as 11 a. m.

This block is often occupied by a " no-repeat workday ;" stations that offer this feature usually target captive audiences such as retail workers, who have to listen to the station for long periods of time and can become irritated by repetition.

Mica is also used as an insulator in concrete block, home attics, and can be poured into walls ( usually in retrofitting uninsulated open top walls ).

There are also complementing skills which are only of associated with some classes ; parry ( the ability to block a blow with the sword ), for instance, is mainly used by fighters and paladins, lock picking and sneaking thief's hobby, and the ability to cast magic spells is usually associated with magic user.

Such weather phenomena as fog, clouds, rain, falling snow, and sleet that block visible light are usually transparent to radio waves.

The rotary engine was an early type of internal-combustion engine, usually designed with an odd number of cylinders per row in a radial configuration, in which the crankshaft remained stationary and the entire cylinder block rotated around it.

The basic relational building block is the domain or data type, usually abbreviated nowadays to type.

Collectors usually opt for a block of four stamps, complete with the selvage area which will sometimes have the printing details on it.

# When the playing field is cleared, instead of ending the game, a new level appears — usually harder, with more block types or lower time limits, or both.

If the blocks are deselected ( usually by dragging away from them, or tapping another block chain or a single block ), the highlight is removed.

Information usually contained in a signature block includes the poster's name, phone number and email address, along with other contact details if required, such as URLs for sites owned or favoured by the author.

Dysfunction of the electrical system manifests in many ways and includes Wolff – Parkinson – White syndrome, ventricular fibrillation, and heart block.

Scenes from Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends were re-cut, edited, and re-dubbed into comical shorts as part of Disney XD's Marvel Mash-Up shorts for their " Marvel Universe on Disney XD " block of programming that includes Ultimate Spider-Man and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

Sample code for CUDA includes parameter sets suitable for 256, 512 and 1024 parallel threads per block, and up to 200 blocks generating independent random streams.

East Hancock is a primarily residential neighbourhood in Hancock, Michigan, though it also includes the easternmost block of Quincy Street, the main street of Hancock's downtown.

Where a detailed study of a waterway has been done, the 100-year floodplain will also include the floodway, the critical portion of the floodplain which includes the stream channel and any adjacent areas that must be kept free of encroachments that might block flood flows or restrict storage of flood waters.

Other evidence of the Walloons and Huguenots in Canterbury includes a block of houses in Turnagain Lane where weavers ' windows survive on the top floor, and ' The Weavers ', a half-timbered house by the river ( now a restaurant — see illustration above.

Current programming in this block includes Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Special Agent Oso, Imagination Movers, Handy Manny, Little Einsteins, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Jungle Junction, 3rd and Bird, Babar and the Adventures of Badou and Doc McStuffins.

ET ; the programming featured within the block, which has existed since the early 1980s, includes smaller feature films and occasionally stand-up comedy specials.

** Nickelodeon operates three digital channels separate from the main feed: Nick Jr., a channel devoted to preschool programming ; TeenNick, aimed at teenagers with mostly live-action programs ( which includes a two hour 1990s block in late night ); and Nicktoons, which primarily ( although not exclusively ) runs animated programming.

RiverCenter retains authority over the management and redevelopment of a defined central business district, which includes Broad Street from the post office to Marine Park and from Maple Avenue to one block east of Broad Street.

Content includes feature films, documentaries, and late night adult programming featured on Cinemax's Max After Dark block.

Today, a similar program would only be 42 minutes long ; a typical 30-minute block of time now includes 22 minutes of programming and eight minutes of advertisements-six minutes for national advertising and two minutes for local.

* A predicated block includes cycles for all operations, so shorter paths may take longer and be penalized.

A sign of the multi-cultural nature of the area is that this block of businesses includes an African hairdresser, a Turkish grocers, a Chinese take-away and an Ethiopian restaurant.

The exhibit includes the installation Flailing Trees, which consists of 15 upturned willow trees embedded in a block of concrete, symbolizing a world turned upside down by global warming.

This includes luma prediction block sizes of 16 × 16, 8 × 8, and 4 × 4 ( of which only one type can be used within each macroblock ).

This junction block usually includes a lightning arrestor ( which requires a wire to earth ground.

Consequently, the first block of four boxes definitely includes the third and fourth cells, while the second block of three boxes definitely includes the eighth cell.

* Apprentice cave training serves as the building block from intro to full certification and includes the training needed to penetrate deep into caves working from both permanent guide lines as well as limited exposure to side lines that exist in many caves.

Recently the international terminal was extended further south by adding a new block which includes three aerobridges.