Bloky

Bloky is a Czech and Slovak plural noun meaning blocks. It is used across several domains to describe rectangular objects or grouped units, and its specific sense depends on context.

In construction and manufacturing, bloky commonly refer to concrete blocks used for walls and other structures. These blocks vary in size and composition, from standard units to specialized modular blocks used in building projects.

In urban planning and housing, bloky is used to denote blocks of flats or apartment buildings, particularly large prefabricated panel buildings erected in the mid-20th century. Neighborhoods composed of such blocks are often described as bloky.

In computing and data storage, bloky can denote blocks of data or memory blocks, for example in disk storage or file systems. In such usage bloky is the plural form of blok, a direct loan translation of “block.”

Etymology and usage notes: The term bloky is a loanword from the German Block and is related to similar forms in other Central European languages, reflecting the widespread use of “block” as a unit or shape. The exact meaning of bloky thus depends on the domain and regional usage, ranging from physical construction units to urban housing blocks and to data storage units.