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<hardware, jargon> (Cambridge) Specialised hardware for bitblt operations (a blitter). Allegedly inspired by "Rasta Blasta", British slang for the sort of portable stereo Americans call a "boom box" or "ghetto blaster".

[Jargon File]

(1995-03-22)

Nearby terms: RAS « RASP « raster « raster blaster » raster burn » raster font » rastergram

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