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| blip [ blip ] |
noun (plural blips) |
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1. spot on display screen: a spot of light, often accompanied by a high-pitched sound, indicating the position of something on a screen
  The submarine shows up as a series of faint blips on the screen.
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2. electronics
Same as bleep
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3. sudden deviation: a sudden temporary problem in the normal progress of something
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intransitive verb (past and past participle blipped, present participle blip·ping, 3rd person present singular blips) |
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make blip: to produce a blip
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| [Late 19th century. An imitation of the sound] |
