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verb

Piepsen, einen Piepton aussenden

To emit one or more bleeps.

Examples :

"The robot bleeped to acknowledge its new instructions."

Der Roboter piepste, um seine neuen Anweisungen zu bestätigen.

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verb

Zensieren, piepsen

To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps.

Examples :

"The news anchor bliped the swear word the guest speaker used. "

Der Nachrichtensprecher zensierte das Schimpfwort, das der Gastredner benutzte.

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noun

Ausschlag, Punkt

A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.

Examples :

"The air traffic controller saw a new blip appear on the radar screen, indicating another aircraft entering the airspace. "

Der Fluglotse sah einen neuen Punkt auf dem Radarbildschirm erscheinen, der ein weiteres Flugzeug anzeigte, das in den Luftraum eintrat.

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noun

Piepton, kurzes Signal

A short sound of a single pitch, usually electronically generated.

Examples :

"The computer's alarm made a short blip, signaling the start of the next lesson. "

Der Alarm des Computers gab einen kurzen Piepton, der den Beginn der nächsten Lektion signalisierte.

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noun

Störung, Aussetzer

(by extension) A brief and usually minor aberration or deviation from what is expected or normal.

Examples :

"The student's usual good attendance had a blip last week due to a minor illness. "

Die übliche gute Anwesenheit des Schülers hatte letzte Woche aufgrund einer leichten Krankheit einen Aussetzer.

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noun

Nachricht, Dokument

An individual message or document in the Google Wave software framework.

Examples :

"The teacher added a new blip to the Google Wave about the upcoming science project. "

Der Lehrer fügte dem Google Wave eine neue Nachricht über das kommende Wissenschaftsprojekt hinzu.

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verb

Aufblitzen, kurz aufleuchten

To change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion.

Examples :

"The television bliped on, and the news anchor started her report. "

Der Fernseher flackerte auf, und die Nachrichtensprecherin begann ihren Bericht.

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