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        !             3: block                 Technical Information                 block
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        !             8: A block is  a mass of data that is  read at one time.  Blocks are
        !             9: different  lengths under  different  operating systems;  COHERENT
        !            10: defines a block as being BSIZE bytes long.
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        !            12: Information is read in blocks from block-special devices, such as
        !            13: the  hard disk  or floppy  disks.  This is  done to  increase the
        !            14: speed  with  which  data are  read  from  these devices;  reading
        !            15: characters one at a  time, such as is done with character-special
        !            16: devices such as terminals or modems, would be too slow.
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        !            18: ***** See Also *****
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        !            20: technical information
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        !            64: COHERENT Lexicon                                           Page 1
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