glitter

n 1: the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly [syn: {glister},

{glisten}, {scintillation}, {sparkle}]

2: the occurrence of a small flash or spark [syn: {sparkle}, {corruscation}]

v : be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: {glisten},

{glint}, {gleam}, {shine}]

blitter

/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}).

[{Jargon File}]

(1996-04-30)