Bitblt

2 definitions found

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  bitblt /bit'blit/ n. [from {BLT}, q.v.] 1. [common] Any of a family of
     closely related algorithms for moving and copying rectangles of bits
     between main and display memory on a bit-mapped device, or between two
     areas of either main or display memory (the requirement to do the {Right
     Thing} in the case of overlapping source and destination rectangles is
     what makes BitBlt tricky). 2. Synonym for {blit} or {BLT}. Both uses are


     borderline techspeak.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  bitblt
       
          /bit'blit/ [{BLT}] 1. Any of a family of closely related
          algorithms for moving and copying rectangles of bits between
          main and display memory on a {bit-mapped} device, or between
          two areas of either main or display memory (the requirement to
          do the {Right Thing} in the case of overlapping source and
          destination rectangles is what makes BitBlt tricky).
       
          2. {blit}, {BLT}.
       
          [{Jargon File}]