A blockade can be a measure of force in protest.
Blocking is the action and effect of blocking (obstructing, intercepting, preventing the normal functioning of something, hindering the completion of a process, closing the passage). The concept has various uses depending on the context.
In the field of sport , blocking is the action intended to intercept an attack by the opposing team. This is a common defensive movement in volleyball and basketball . For example: “A great block by the Croatian center in the last second defined the match” , “The North American victory could have come about thanks to the good performance of their block” .
Given the importance of strategy in such sports, it is not always possible to know who will attack or how they will do so. Many times, players make movements that suggest an imminent attack, to divert the attention of their opponents from their true intentions; Likewise, the blockade is not always direct, since it becomes necessary to carry out preventive defense tactics to try to anticipate surprises. In these cases, effective blocking requires very good reflexes and great intuition.
The blockade as a military or political strategy
A blockade can also be a political or military strategy to prevent certain supplies or information from reaching enemy territory . There are various ways to carry out a blockade, from deploying troops on a road to legally preventing companies from one country from marketing their products in another (the blocked country).
The intention of the blockade is to undersupply the rival and generate internal problems that weaken it. In this way, the enemy will be forced to make certain concessions or give in to some position. It is worth mentioning that external or internal tactics can occur; The latter consist of obtaining a certain degree of control of the opposing party, to manipulate its behavior from within and increase the chances of success (similar to the famous story of The Trojan Horse ).
Blocking land communication routes is also a form of protest that can be carried out by any social sector in a country. In this case, the blockade is a measure of force organized from within a territory (that is, not planned by an external enemy) to spread a claim or as a pressure mechanism. The blocking of roads or streets is part of this type of blockade.
When a person does not find inspiration to develop a task or solve a problem, it is usually referred to as a block.
The term in computing
In computing , meanwhile, a block or ban is a restriction (total, partial, permanent or temporary) that is imposed on a user within a computer system. The usual thing is that the user is blocked (or banned) when he violates the rules of use of a specific service. This happens very often in forums and chat rooms, when certain users use aggressive language to address others, whether they make racist or sexist comments, or otherwise threaten other participants.
Digital services also use the term blocking to describe the limits that each user can establish with respect to the content they want minors in their care to view. Online movie and series rental sites, as well as the most recent video game consoles, offer their customers the possibility of establishing secret access codes and selecting what type of products can be purchased or reviewed by someone who uses their device without knowing said code. .
emotional block
On an emotional level, a blockage prevents a person from continuing with their life normally, and can affect them to different degrees.
For different reasons, whether due to traumatic experiences or lack of inspiration in the artistic or work sphere, human beings usually go through stages in which we cannot express ourselves fluently, or we have a hard time finding meaning in things.