verb
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To emit one or more bleeps.
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The robot bleeped to acknowledge its new instructions.
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To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps.
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noun
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A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.
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A short sound of a single pitch, usually electronically generated.
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(by extension) A brief and usually minor aberration or deviation from what is expected or normal.
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An individual message or document in the Google Wave software framework.
verb
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To change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion.
Examples of blips in a Sentence
Also, there are occasional blips in the broadcast sound.
Then, a few days later, strange radar blips are seen near the nation's head of government.
Far more satisfying than the blinking blips of the Tamagotchi and more well-developed than the Neo Pets, the Nintendogs are reportedly incredibly rewarding pets.
This has attracted serious musicians and has elevated game music to an artform instead of a technology that employed beeps and blips.
The severity of problems can range from normal blips to serious troubles.
You can learn to adapt to blips in plans without stress.
But The Scene Aesthetic has more than enough promise in them to make up for these blips.
Whether it's the swoosh of the bay doors or the various blips and beeps of the tricorder, it is no surprise that Star Trek sounds are some of the most sought-after sound effects on the Internet.
The sounds within Star Trek effects are "electronic" in quality - with both high and low blips and beeps that can often get stripped out during the MP3 compression.