blockee

      English

      Etymology

      block +‎ -ee

      Noun

      blockee (plural blockees)

      1. (rare) One who, or that which, is blocked.
        • 1992, Jane Dentinger, Dead Pan
          O'Roarke thought Gabby's observation was fairly accurate, more accurate than she intended since she, herself, was also among the blockees.
        • 2003, Thomas Kyte, Effective Oracle by design
          This is an artificial deadlock situation, where the blocker cannot free the blockees, since the blockees have all of the shared servers tied up.
      Last modified on 17 June 2013, at 21:27