0 a piece of wood or plastic used by children to build things with --
1 something that is necessary for making or developing another thing: --
People and principles are the building blocks of all successful companies.
Each gene is the smallest building block of the solution.
This uses a modular building block design, allowing single or multiple axis configuration to be built from the same standard components.
Each building block uses a structure operator to encode the structure of that blocks abstract syntax.
It can become the building block of a relationship, a shared passion and even the beginning of a lifelong engagement with sound.
Evaluation of the lambda building block requires additional constraints between the monad and value types.
It is possible for each building block, along with specific functionality to reside in a separate file.
Peace parks are a building block in this process, not only in our region, but potentially in the entire world.
A tetramer featuring four identical sides constitutes a much better building block for the formation of a regular lattice than an asymmetric monomer.