1. A sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption
   "renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales"; "the market had one bad blip today"; "you can't react to the day-to-day blips"
    
2. A radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
   "The air traffic controller noticed a new blip appear on the screen";
   - pip, radar target

1. Change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion
   "The screen blipped to life"

Derived forms: blipped, blipping, blips

Type of: blow, radar echo, shock

Encyclopedia: Blip