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to blit

to blit

1 9.9
To quickly copy a block of image data in computer memory
  • verb
  • Specialized
: copiar
  • JGW got both sacks, and Kyle Fuller blitzed once from the field corner spot to force a sack.

You know, you don't have thousands of accumulated engineers of optimization in pixel blitting libraries to worry about.

Examples

  • On the play, Winfield blitzed off the corner and sacked Vick, causing him to fumble.

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  • If you decline, I can't stop them from blitzing you with negative finance.

  • They talked about blitzing this young quarterback early.

  • Now the opposing defense can focus on run-blitzing the Bengals with an eighth man in the box.

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  • Against the Niners, they blitzed right up the middle and sacked Smith five times in the second game.

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  • Some have wondered whether the Bills should be blitzing more to generate more pressure on opposing passers.

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  • In his place, I would have blitzed the city with resumes, combed the newspapers, and mounted a fierce campaign.

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  • If you watch his HS tapes, you'll see he's a menace blitzing off the edge.

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  • The program can blit the image data from the memory buffer to the screen within milliseconds.

  • To improve performance, the developer decided to blit the textures directly onto the rendering surface.

Synonyms

to redraw
vsto blit
  • Specialized
1 3.7

To make a computer screen or window show its contents again correctly

works by copying blocks of pixel memory quickly rather than re-rendering
to repaint
vsto blit
  • Specialized
1 5.4

Draw part of the screen again after what is on it changes

copies pixel data quickly at a low level rather than requesting screen redrawing

Surface Forms

blit infinitive
blitted past
blitted past participle
blitting present participle
blits third person singular

Etymology

Blit as a verb also comes from the phrase bit blit ('bit block transfer'), so to blit something is to 'copy quickly' a block of pixels or memory. That is why programmers say they blit images onto the screen to update it fast.