blip

About 0.20 uses per million words.

Meaning

noun A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.
noun A short sound of a single pitch, usually electronically generated.
noun A brief and usually minor aberration or deviation from what is expected or normal.
noun An individual message or document in the Google Wave software framework.
verb To make a short beep sound.
The door blipped as I showed my electronic identity card and passed through.
verb To change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion.
verb Synonym of bleep (“to replace offending words in a broadcast recording with a tone”).
verb To apply the throttle briefly when downshifting, to provide a smoother gear transition and prevent wheelspin.