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blip

Pronunciation: /blɪp/

Definition of blip

1an unexpected, minor, and typically temporary deviation from a general trend:the Chancellor dismissed rising inflation as a blip

2a very short high-pitched sound made by an electronic device: computer games can drive you crazy with their blips and bleeps
a small flashing point of light on a radar screen representing an object: air traffic controllers watching the blips on their radars

1 [no object] (of an electronic device) make a very short high-pitched sound or succession of sounds: big boxes of esoteric electronics hummed and blipped

2 [with object] open (the throttle of a motor vehicle) momentarily: he straddled the bike and blipped the throttle

Origin:

late 19th century (denoting a sudden rap or tap): imitative; the noun sense 'unexpected deviation' dates from the 1970s

Definition of blip in the US English dictionary

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