Definitions for BLIT
blit

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1. blitnoun

   A logical operation in which a block of data is rapidly moved or copied in memory, most commonly used to animate two-dimensional graphics.

2. blitverb

   To transfer by a blit operation.

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1. BLIT

   BLIT is a short science-fiction story written by author David Langford. It features a setting where highly dangerous types of images called "basilisks" have been discovered; these images contain patterns within them that exploit flaws in the structure of the human mind to produce a lethal reaction, effectively "crashing" the mind like a poorly-programmed computer. Langford's later short story comp.basilisk FAQ, first published in Nature in December 1999, mentions William Gibson's Neuromancer, Fred Hoyle's The Black Cloud, J.B. Priestley's The Shapes of Sleep, and Piers Anthony's Macroscope as containing a similar idea. Examples not mentioned include the short story White Cane 7.25 by Czech writer Ondřej Neff, A. E. van Vogt's War Against the Rull, and John Barnes' Kaleidoscope Century. Authors Ken MacLeod and Greg Egan both acknowledge the idea with a specific reference to Langford--"the Langford hack" in The Cassini Division and "the Langford Mind-Erasing Fractal Basilisk" in Permutation City. The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross also refers to a type of magical ward known as the "Langford Death Parrot".

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1. blit

   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 what is shown on a display screen. “The storage allocator picks through the table and copies the good parts up into high memory, and then blits it all back down again.” See bitblt, BLT, dd, cat, blast, snarf. More generally, to perform some operation (such as toggling) on a large array of bits while moving them. 2. [historical, rare] Sometimes all-capitalized as BLIT: an early experimental bit-mapped terminal designed by Rob Pike at Bell Labs, later commercialized as the AT&T 5620. (The folk etymology from “Bell Labs Intelligent Terminal” is incorrect. Its creators liked to claim that “Blit” stood for the Bacon, Lettuce, and Interactive Tomato.)

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1. BLIT

   What does BLIT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BLIT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BLIT in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BLIT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Blit
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=BLIT
3. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Blit