- bletcherous /blech'*-r*s/ adj.
Disgusting in design or
function;
esthetically unappealing. This word is seldom used... - blink vi.,n.
[now rare] To use a navigator or off-line message
reader to minimize time spent on-line to a commercial network
service (a necessity in many places outside the U.S.
where the ... - blinkenlights /blink'*n-li:tz/ n.
[common] Front-panel
diagnostic lights on a computer,
esp. a dinosaur. Now that dinosaurs are rare, this... - 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... - 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... - blivet /bliv'*t/ n.
[allegedly from a World War II
military term meaning "ten pounds of manure in a five-pound bag"]
1.
An intractable problem. 2. A crucial piece of hardware... - bloatware n.
[common] Software that provides minimal
functionality while requiring a disproportionate amount of
diskspace and memory.
Especially used for application and OS upgrades. ... - BLOB
1. n. [acronym: Binary Large OBject] Used by database
people to refer to any random large block of bits that needs to be
stored in a database,
such as a picture or sound file. The ... - block v.
[common; from process scheduling terminology
in OS theory] 1.
vi. To delay or sit idle while waiting for something... - block transfer computations n.
[from the television series
"Dr.
Who"] Computations so fiendishly subtle and complex...
