Blocking Glossary

Browse 2 blocking terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

2 Blocking Terms

IP Block: A range of IP addresses grouped by prefix or allocation boundary, often treated as a unit in routing, allowlists, or blocklists. Security teams use IP blocks...
You Shall Not Pass: A dramatic way to say a request, deploy, or action is being stopped. In engineering slang, it is used jokingly when a gate, check, or reviewer refuses to let...