Blit /blit/ Vt. 1. [common] To Copy A Large Array Of Bits From One Part Of A Computer's Memory To Another Pa

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blit /blit/ vt.

1. [common] To copy a large array of
bits from one part of a computer's memory to another part,
particularly when the memory is being used to determine what is
shown on a display screen. "The storage allocator picks through
the table and copies the good parts up into high memory, and then
blits it all back down again." See bitblt, BLT,
dd, cat, blast, snarf

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