Beep (sound)
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- This article is about the "beep" sound. See Beep for its disambiguation page.
A beep is a noise, generally of a single tone, often generated by a machine. In some computer terminals, the ASCII character code 7, bell character, outputs an audible beep. Beeps are also used as a warning when a truck or bus is reversing — a sound sometimes referred to as a Nader bell.
A beep is also considered a colloquialism to describe a second telephone call coming in on the same phone line as someone is currently speaking, either on a landline or mobile phone. The call waiting feature often gives an audible "beep" noise to indicate that there is a second call coming in, and thus people may say "I have a beep."
When called bleep, it usually refers specifically to the sound introduce to overwrite or delay potentially offensive material (see bleep censor).
