blit
/blit/ 1. To copy a large array of bits from one part of a computer' s memory to another part, particularly when the memory is being used to determine what is shown on a display screen. "The storage allocator picks through the table and copies the good parts up into high memory, and then blits it all b ACK down again." See bitblt, BLT, dd, cat, blast, snarf. More generally, to perform some operation (such as toggling) on a large array of bits while moving them. 2. Sometimes all-capitalised as "BLIT": an early experimental bit-mapped terminal designed by Rob Pike at Bell Labs, later commercialised as the AT&T 5620. (The folk etymology from "Bell Labs Intelligent Terminal" is incorrect. Its creators liked to claim that "Blit" stood for the Bacon, Lettuce, and Interactive Tomato). [ Jargon File] (1994-11-16) In addition suitable contents: [ 2 ] [ = ] [ ag ] [ ai ] [ al ] [ am ] [ an ] [ app ] [ ar ] [ arc ] [ arg ] [ array ] [ as ] [ AT ] [ at ] [ AT&T ] [ B ] [ b ] [ ba ] [ be ] [ Bell ] [ Bell Labs ] [ bi ] [ bit ] [ bitblt ] [ blast ] [ BLT ] [ bs ] [ by ] [ ca ] [ cat ] [ ch ] [ ci ] [ ck ] [ cl ] [ co ] [ com ] [ computer ] [ con ] [ cr ] [ cu ] [ dd ] [ de ] [ design ] [ display ] [ do ] [ down ] [ du ] [ ec ] [ ed ] [ ee ] [ er ] [ era ] [ es ] [ et ] [ fi ] [ file ] [ fo ] [ for ] [ fr ] [ ga ] [ ge ] [ gen ] [ gh ] [ gl ] [ gn ] [ gy ] [ h ] [ hat ] [ hr ] [ id ] [ ie ] [ il ] [ in ] [ inc ] [ int ] [ io ] [ is ] [ IT ] [ it ] [ J ] [ Jargon File ] [ ke ] [ la ] [ Lex ] [ li ] [ lk ] [ lt ] [ ly ] [ M ] [ ma ] [ map ] [ memory ] [ mm ] [ mo ] [ mod ] [ module ] [ mp ] [ na ] [ nc ] [ ne ] [ ng ] [ no ] [ ogg ] [ om ] [ op ] [ pa ] [ pe ] [ perf ] [ ph ] [ pl ] [ py ] [ query ] [ rc ] [ re ] [ rl ] [ ro ] [ S ] [ sc ] [ screen ] [ se ] [ sh ] [ si ] [ sig ] [ sn ] [ snarf ] [ so ] [ st ] [ storage ] [ su ] [ T ] [ table ] [ terminal ] [ th ] [ to ] [ tt ] [ ug ] [ up ] [ us ] [ ve ] [ vi ] [ while ]
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