block diagram

American  

noun

1. a chart or diagram using labeled blocks connected by straight lines to represent the relationship of parts or phases, as the steps in a data-processing application.

2. Geology. a perspective representation of the geology of an area showing surface contours and generally including two vertical cross sections.

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block diagram British  

noun

1. a diagram showing the interconnections between the parts of an industrial process

2. a three-dimensional drawing representing a block of the earth's crust, showing geological structure

3. computing a diagram showing the interconnections between electronic components or parts of a program

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Etymology

Origin of block diagram

First recorded in 1920–25

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block diagram

Here’s the Steam Deck’s entire block diagram, so you can see how the whole system comes together around that chip: It interfaces with 16GB of unified LPDDR5 memory, with a total of 88GB/s of bandwidth.

From The Verge ● Nov. 12, 2021

The arrival of each new visitor caused changes in the block diagram.

From The Fourth R by Smith, George Oliver

And Professor White's block diagram grew complex, and Dr. Persons's histograms filled pages and pages of his broad notebooks.

From The Fourth R by Smith, George Oliver