Block Transfer Definition

Block transfer — a process of moving one block of information from a starting destination of memory strage to an end destination. For success of this procedure data is encapsulated in specifically sized blocks for allowance of large chunks of data to be transferred in an efficient matter as to avoid overhead.

In computer graphics programming visual pixels are often transferred and may involve shifting the shade, value or orientation of the displayed image. Doing the transferring that way, in a more sizeable bulk, you can enable faster transmission process as opposed to other more conventional methods.