01 n. a spot of light on a radar screen, showing the position of a reflecting surface, such as an airplane or ship.
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a spot of light on a radar screen, showing the position of a reflecting surface, such as an airplane or ship.(Radar)
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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.
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something small or insignificant.
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a brief interruption in the continuity of a recorded or transmitted signal; as, there is a blip on my CD of Beethoven's ninth.