beep
Short horn sound
Beep is a short, high-pitched sound—the kind made by electronic devices, car horns, or machines signaling for attention: The microwave beeped when the food was ready.
To beep is to make this sound or to sound a horn at someone: She beeped at the car blocking the intersection.
A beeper is a pager.
In broadcasting, a beep censors profanity: The interview was full of beeps.
Symbolic communication system
radio · frequency · sonar · radar · satellite · ping · broadcast · communication
Electronic censoring tone
- redactConceal text for secrecy
- muteWithout voice or sound
- censorOne who suppresses content
- obscenityIndecent word or act
profanity · expletive · broadcast delay · silence · block · suppress · edit · sanitize
Alert about danger
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- notifyFormally communicate information
attention · reminder · prompt · countdown · low battery · error · fault · incoming
Device that reads data
- sensorInput-detecting device
- microwaveRadiation-based kitchen heater
- pagerPortable alert receiver
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
keypad · detector · timer · fax · modem · answering machine · smoke detector · metal detector
Short, separated note style
- pulseArterial blood throb
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
pattern · interval · repetition · syncopation · metronomic · cadence · loop · timing
honk
Loud nasal blast
ding · ping · buzz · bleep · chime · horn · whistle · squeak · peep · ring
code
Symbolic communication system
dash · radio · frequency · sonar · radar · satellite · ping · broadcast · communication · telemetry
bleep
Electronic censoring tone
obscenity · profanity · expletive · broadcast delay · silence · block · suppress · edit · sanitize · deleted
warning
Alert about danger
notify · attention · reminder · prompt · countdown · low battery · error · fault · incoming · ready
scanner
Device that reads data
monitor · keypad · detector · timer · fax · modem · answering machine · smoke detector · metal detector · card reader
staccato
Short, separated note style
sequence · pattern · interval · repetition · syncopation · metronomic · cadence · loop · timing · regular
- soundsound, sound waves, echoes, acoustics, vibrations
- alert soundsalarm, buzzer, chime, doorbell, fire alarm
- attention soundsahem, hey, pssst, psst, yo
- digital soundschime, ding, notification, ringtone, alert
- game startskickoff, tip-off, tipoff, face-off, puck drop
- high-pitched soundssqueak, squeal, shriek, screech, shrill
- backup beeperAuditory reverse-gear warning
- warning beepBrief alert sound
- microwave beepNotification from heating appliance
- beeping sound
- beep testCardiovascular fitness assessment
- timer beepSignal marking elapsed duration