In {{glossary("JavaScript")}}, a block is a collection of related {{glossary("statement","statements")}} enclosed in braces ("{}"). For example, you can put a block of statements after {{jsxref("Statements/if...else","if (condition)")}}, indicating that the interpreter must skip the whole block if the condition is false.
<p>In {{glossary("JavaScript")}}, a block is a collection of related {{glossary("statement","statements")}} enclosed in braces ("{}"). For example, you can put a block of statements after {{jsxref("Statements/if...else","if (condition)")}}, indicating that the interpreter must skip the whole block if the condition is false.</p>
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<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/block">JavaScript block statement</a></li>
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