blit

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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.

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Meanings

nounblit (plural blits)

plural blits

  1. computer graphicsA logical operation in which a block of data is rapidly moved or copied in memory, most commonly used to animate two-dimensional graphics.
verbblit (third-person singular simple present blits, present participle blitting, simple past and past participle blitted)

present singular third person blits · participle present blitting · participle past blitted · past blitted

  1. transitivecomputingTo transfer by a blit operation.

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with blit

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Cite this entry
APA

blit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blit

MLA

“blit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blit.

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