blip

1. (intransitive)To make a short beep sound.

   The door blipped as I showed my electronic identity card and passed through.

2. (informal, intransitive)To change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion.

3. (transitive)Synonym of bleep (“to replace offending words in a broadcast recording with a tone”).

4. To apply the throttle briefly when downshifting, to provide a smoother gear transition and prevent wheelspin.

1. It's just a blip on a screen.

   ruЭто всего лишь точка на экране. — odexed

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2. Squad Leader Justin, a blip's appeared on the hyperspace radar!

   Командир рою Джастін, на екрані гіперпросторогово радара з’явилася ціль! — User55521

   ruКомандир отделения Джастин, на экране гиперпространственного радара появилась цель! — User55521

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3. The Finance Minister said the July rise in inflation was only a blip.

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