blip
n. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbɫɪp// UK //blˈɪp// blip
n. a short, sudden change in a signal or a small mistake that does not last long. You use this when something goes wrong for a moment and then goes back to normal.
n. a brief, sudden fluctuation in a signal or a minor, temporary error.
There was a small blip in the signal, but we still received the message.
The system experienced a minor blip during the update, causing a few seconds of lag before everything returned to normal.
While the overall performance remained stable, a brief blip in the server's response time suggested that the underlying architecture might require a more robust load-balancing strategy.
Onomatopoeic.