blit

See also: blít and B.Lit.

English

Etymology

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

Noun

blit (plural blits)

1. (computing) A logical operation in which a block of data is rapidly moved or copied in memory, most commonly used to animate two-dimensional graphics.

Verb

blit (third-person singular simple present blits, present participle blitting, simple past and past participle blitted)

1. (computing, transitive) To transfer by a blit operation.

Derived terms

• blittable
• blitter
• bob
• shadebob