"Blit" stood for the Bacon, Lettuce, and Interactive Tomato.)
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blitter /blit'r/ n.
[common] A special-purpose chip or hardware system built to perform
[1529]blit operations, esp. used for fast implementation of bit-mapped
graphics. The Commodore Amiga and a few other micros have these, but
since 1990 the trend has been away from them (however, see [1530]cycle
of reincarnation). Syn. [1531]raster blaster.
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blivet /bliv'*t/ n.
[allegedly from a World War II military term meaning "ten pounds of
manure in a five-pound bag"] 1. An intractable problem. 2. A crucial
piece of hardware that can't be fixed or replaced if it breaks. 3. A
tool that has been hacked over by so many incompetent programmers that
it has become an unmaintainable tissue of hacks. 4. An out-of-control
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