BLIT

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)

(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)

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

Anagrams

• LTBI

Source: Wiktionary



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