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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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