blit

noun, verb — 2 senses

blit

noun

Etymology From BitBLT, the name of a computer graphics operation which stands for bit-block transfer and is pronounced bit blit.

1

Computer graphics, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A logical operation in which a block of data is rapidly moved or copied in memory, most commonly used to animate two-dimensional graphics.

blit

verb

Etymology From BitBLT, the name of a computer graphics operation which stands for bit-block transfer and is pronounced bit blit.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To transfer by a blit operation.

Derived terms
blittable, blitter, bob, reblit, shadebob

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