blip

Definition of blip

n.	1.	(Radar) a spot of light on a radar screen, showing the position of a reflecting surface, such as an airplane or ship.
	2.	a short upward or downward deviation from a trend line on a graph, especially in a plot of some variable, such as an economic variable, against time; as, a brief blip upward in the unemployment rate.
	3.	something small or insignificant.
	4.	a brief interruption in the continuity of a recorded or transmitted signal; as, there is a blip on my CD of Beethoven's ninth.

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