flutter

n 1: the act of moving back and forth [syn: {waver}, {flicker}]

2: the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: {flap}, {flapping},

{flopping}, {fluttering}]

v 1: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart [syn: {flit}, {fleet},

{dart}]

2: move back and forth very rapidly, as of a candle [syn: {flicker},

{waver}, {flitter}, {quiver}]

3: beat rapidly, of the heart [syn: {palpitate}]

4: wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" [syn: {bat}]

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)