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From: Wartinger.Henr@XEROX.ARPA (Ray Wartinger)
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Subject: Re: computer lingo
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Date: Tue, 14-Jan-86 10:21:55 EST
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The term is "BIT-BLT" which stands for Bit Block Transfer and refers to
high speed copying of memory images from one location to another,
typically for updating a display's bitmap.

						-- Ray