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    /blit/ vt. 1. To copy a large array of bits from one part of a computer's memory to another part, particularly when the memory... VIEW ENTIRE DEFINITION


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    big iron

    n. Large, expensive, ultra-fast computers. Used generally of number-crunching supercomputers such as Crays, but can include more conventional big commercial IBMish mainframes. Term of approval; compare heavy metal, oppose dinosaur.