blit
/blit/ 1. To copy a large array of bit S from one part of a computer' S memory to another part, particularly when the memory i S being u Sed to determine what i S Shown on a di Splay Screen. "The Storage allocator pick S through the table and copie S the good part S up into high memory, and then blit S it all back down again." See bitblt, BLT, dd, cat, blaSt, Snarf. More generally, to perform Some operation ( Such a S toggling) on a large array of bit S while moving them. 2. Sometime S all-capitali Sed a S "BLIT": an early experimental bit-mapped terminal de Signed by Rob Pike at Bell LabS, later commerciali Sed a S the AT&T 5620. (The folk etymology from "Bell Lab S Intelligent Terminal" i S incorrect. It S creator S liked to claim that "Blit" Stood for the Bacon, Lettuce, and Interactive Tomato). [ Jargon File] (1994-11-16) Style="border-width:thin; border-color:#333333; border-Style:daShed; padding:5px;" align="left">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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