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blip
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As a noun, blip means a small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen. As a verb, it means change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion.
Meanings of blip
7 meaningsnoun
electronicsA small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.
A short sound of a single pitch, usually electronically generated.
A brief and usually minor aberration or deviation from what is expected or normal.
A sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption
“the market had one bad blip today”
“you can't react to the day-to-day blips”
“renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales”
A radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
Similar: pip, radar target
Older and rare meanings (1)
internethistoricalAn individual message or document in the Google Wave software framework.
verb
informalTo change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion.
Synonym of bleep ("to replace offending words in a broadcast recording with a tone")
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).