Blitter

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blitter
/blit´r/
Usage: n.
Derivation: Common
Synonym(s): raster blaster

See Also: cycle of reincarnation


blitter: /blit´r/ n.

[common] A special-purpose chip or hardware system built to perform blit operations, esp. used for fast implementation of bit-mapped graphics. The Commodore Amiga and a few other micros have these, but since 1990 the trend has been away from them (however, see cycle of reincarnation). Syn. raster blaster.

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Source: blitter, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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