blip

n.

1. A spot of light on a radar or sonar screen indicating the position of a detected object, such as an aircraft or a submarine. Also called pip.
2. A high-pitched electronic sound; a bleep.
3. A transient sharp upward or downward movement, as on a graph.
4. A temporary or insignificant phenomenon, especially a brief departure from the normal: "The decline in the share of GNP going to health . . . appears to be a one-time blip in the historic trend rather than the start of a new trend" (Atlantic).

tr.v., blipped, blip·ping, blips.
To bleep.

[Imitative.]

A mark, line or spot on a medium, such as microfilm, that is optically sensed and used for timing or counting purposes.

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n.the display of a received pulse on a radar screen.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption

Meaning #2: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
  Synonyms: pip, radar target

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - blip, dryp
v. tr. - bippe, kalde på personsøger

Nederlands (Dutch)
kleine storing, piep, een verlichte afbeelding op radarscherm, piepen

Français (French)
n. - spot (de radar, etc), bip, accident/petite déviation (d'une courbe), (fig) petite anomalie (passagère), (Écon, Fin) fléchissement
v. tr. - (Radio, TV) censurer par un bip, émettre un signal sonore

Deutsch (German)
n. - leiser Knall, Knacken, Echozeichen, kleine Abweichung
v. - hauen, einen kleinen Fehler machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ηχητικό σήμα, στίγμα οθόνης ραντάρ, μικροπρόβλημα
v. - αντικαθιστώ (λογοκριμένα λόγια) με ηλεκτρονικό σήμα

Italiano (Italian)
segnale, segnalare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - imagem (f) produzida por radar, som (m) intermitente emitido por máquinas
v. - interromper sons gravados

Русский (Russian)
отраженный импульс

Español (Spanish)
n. - cresta de eco, punto luminoso
v. tr. - formar crestas o puntos en la pantalla (de un radar)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (ljus)fläck på radarskärm, pip
v. - pipa, droppa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
雷达上显示的点, 清脆的短音, 轻打, 轻拍, 用哔哔声消除

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 雷達上顯示的點, 清脆的短音
v. tr. - 輕打, 輕拍, 用嗶嗶聲消除

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 레이다 스크린 위의 광점, 5센트 백통화, 삑 하는 소리
v. tr. - 삑 소리를 내다, ~를 삑 하는 소리로 지우다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ピッという音, 映像

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نقطه مضيئه على شاشه, تغير مفاجىء و مؤقت في عمليه ما (فعل) يتغير فجأة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כתם על מסך המכ"מ, סטייה או שגיאה קטנה, רעש תסיסה קצר‬
v. tr. - ‮השמיע רעש תסיסה חשמלי קצר‬

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