noun blitter a circuit that transfers large amounts of data within a computer's memory 3
noun Definition of blitter in Technology (hardware, graphics) /blit'r/ (Or "raster blaster"). A special-purpose integrated circuit or hardware system built to perform blit (or "bit bang") operations, especially used for fast implementation of bit-mapped graphics. The Commodore Amiga and a few other microcomputers have these, but in 1991 the trend is away from them (however, see cycle of reincarnation). 1
noun blitter (computing) A software or hardware mechanism that blits. 0
