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blit

blit noun: a logical operation in which a block of data is rapidly moved or copied in memory, most commonly used to animate two-dimensional graphics.

Noun

blit (plural blits)

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

Forms of blit

Noun
pluralblits
Verb
third-person singular presentblits
present participleblitting
past participleblitted
pastblitted

Origin of blit

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

Words formed from blit

Words that rhyme with blit

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Questions about blit

What does blit mean?
Blit means a logical operation in which a block of data is rapidly moved or copied in memory, most commonly used to animate two-dimensional graphics.
What part of speech is blit?
Blit can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of blit?
The plural of blit is blits.

Words near blit in the dictionary

  1. blisters
  2. blisterweed
  3. blistery
  4. BLISTT
  5. Blisworth
  6. blit
  7. Blitar
  8. blite
  9. blites
  10. blithe
  11. Blithedale

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