Timeline for Origin of the word "Blatting"
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| Mar 12 at 15:06 | comment | added | Stuart F | BLT or BIT_BLT were block copy instructions on various processors such as the Intel 82786 graphics processor, and while they are originally from "bit block transfer", later abbreviated "blit", it wouldn't be too surprising for it to be read as "blat" at least once. The OP seems to be referring to overwriting blocks of data, so it fits. But onomatopoeia is certainly possible. | |
| Jun 19, 2020 at 14:13 | comment | added | Jimbali | This is the best I could find. Still not very satisfactory, but if you follow the chain of synonyms you get blat = blast = nuke: hackersdictionary.com/html/entry/blat.html | |
| Aug 6, 2018 at 8:41 | comment | added | thepeer | I have only heard BLT pronounced "blit". Blatting specifically refers to the overwriting of data. | |
| Sep 2, 2017 at 23:29 | history | answered | Sven Yargs | CC BY-SA 3.0 |