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blitter
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blitter /blit'r/ /n./ 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 sine 1990 the trend is away from
them (however, see cycle of reincarnation). Syn. raster
blaster.
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