A “blip” can refer to a music or video clip which a user has posted via the popular media hosting sites, Blip.fm and Blip.tv.

1894, in reference to a kind of popping sound, of echoic origin. Radar screen sense is from 1945. As a verb from 1924. Related: Blipped; blipping.

In radar, an echo as it appears on a display.

To switch the aeroplane's engine on and off rapidly

verb Definition: to make a transient sharp movement up or down Example Sentence: The graph blipped upward during Christmas season.

A brief interruption of sound on a program or tape; to interrupt or delete sound, as in blipping an expletive from a TV program. block:

(n) a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption(n) a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface

A temporary, detectable increase in the amount of HIV in the blood (viral load) that occurs after antiretroviral therapy (ART) has effectively suppressed the virus to an undetectable level. Isolated blips are not considered a sign of virologic failure. See Related Term(s): Undetectable Viral Load, Viral Load, Virologic Failure

On a radarscope, a deflection or spot of contrasting luminescence caused by an echo, i.e., the radar signal reflected back to the antenna by an object. Also called PIP, ECHO, RETURN.

The image of a radar return appearing on the REO.

The spot on the radar screen corresponding to the echo of an airplane, also called 'target' (see transponder). Maybe blip sounds like what a spot looks like.

Quickly rev then release the throttle