ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Blitter

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Blitter is a noun meaning (computing) A software or hardware mechanism that blits.

Meaning

(computing) A software or hardware mechanism that blits.

Example Sentences

Using the hardware blitter to move bitmaps from VRAM to VRAM is much faster than moving them from system memory to VRAM.
Not only is the Amiga blitter fully integrated with and supported by the system as a whole, it also has access to its own direct memory channel […]

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include blit, flashing, biter, bitflip, bitmap, binit.

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