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Blittable - now that's a word!

As i saw this word being used with blittable and non-blittable datatype
i couldn't help but laugh... who comes up with this stuff??

Blittable types are datatypes that don't require conversion when passed between managed and unmanaged code while
non-blittable datatypes are represented differently in managed and unmanaged code.

Complete explanation here

Print | posted on Sunday, April 09, 2006 6:45 PM | Filed Under [ Misc ]

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# re: Blittable - now that's a word!

Back the old days, it was common to refer to a memory copy operation as a 'block transfer'. This was sometimes abbreviated as BLT (there's actually a BLT instruction on the PDP-10) and pronounced 'blit'. The term 'blittable' is a useful invention that expresses whether it is legal to copy an object using a block transfer. Sometimes a concept comes up enough that you just need to invent a new word, you know?
7/18/2006 8:38 PM | Coder Unknown
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# re: Blittable - now that's a word!

that's cool :)
7/18/2006 8:39 PM | Mladen
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# Extending DateTime to include dates less than 1753-01-01 in SQL Server 2005 with CLR UDT

Extending DateTime to include dates less than 1753-01-01 in SQL Server 2005 with CLR UDT
12/16/2006 4:11 PM | I want some moore
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# Extending DateTime to include dates less than 1753-01-01 in SQL Server 2005 with CLR UDT

I was playing with some historical data (family tree) and i wanted to store data in sql server. When
12/28/2006 5:16 PM | SQL Server External Feed Roller
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# re: Blittable - now that's a word!

No, seriously can someone find the root of this word and its history. I saw what "coder unknown" wrote but I can't find any link myself from the history he cited to this word.
6/2/2010 10:16 PM | Mij
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