blip on the display screen

  • 1blip — /blip/, n., v., blipped, blipping. n. 1. Also called pip. Electronics. a. a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object. b. (loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen. 2. a brief… …

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  • 2Blip-to-scan ratio — In radar systems, the blip to scan ratio, or blip/scan, is the ratio of the number of times a target appears on a radar display to the number of times it could have been seen. [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/blip scan ratio?cat=technology blip… …

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  • 3blip — I. noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1945 1. a trace on a display screen (as an oscilloscope); especially a spot on a radar screen 2. a short crisp sound 3. an interruption of the sound received in a radio or television program or occurring in a… …

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  • 4blip — [[t]blɪp[/t]] n. v. blipped, blip•ping 1) elo a) a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of an object, as a plane b) any small spot of light on a display screen 2) cvb a brief interruption, as in the continuity of a recorded… …

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  • 5Radar display — Modern radar systems typically use some sort of raster scan display to produce a map like image. In the past, notably during the early days of radar development, such displays were difficult to produce for a number of reasons. Several different… …

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  • 6Jagdschloss radar — Jagdschloss was a German early warning and battle control radar developed just prior to the start of the Second World War. Although it was built in limited numbers, Jadgschloss is historically important as the first radar system to feature a plan …

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  • 7Automatic Gun-Laying Turret — The British Automatic Gun Laying Turret (AGLT) was a radar aimed FN50 turret fitted to some Lancaster bombers in 1944. The AGLT system was devised to allow a target to be tracked and fired on in total darkness, the target s range being accurately …

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  • 8Lost Experience — The Lost Experience was an alternate reality game that was part of the American television drama Lost . The game was developed by ABC in the United States, Channel 4 in the UK, and Channel 7 in Australia. It was written by Jordan Rosenberg [cite… …

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  • 9Convair Kingfish — Kingfish Kingfish design (July 1959) Role Reconnaissance aircraft …

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  • 10Pan Am Flight 103 — Flight 103 redirects here. For other uses, see Flight 103 (disambiguation). Pan Am Flight 103 CGI impression of Clipper Maid of the Seas immediately after the explosion Occurrence summary …

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