Beep vs. Signal

Beepnoun

The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.

Beepnoun

A short, electronically produced tone.

Beepverb

(transitive) To sound (something that makes a beep).

Beepverb

To have sexual intercourse (with) - referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts

Beepverb

(intransitive) To produce a beep.

Beepverb

(transitive) To contact (someone via) a pager device.

Beepverb

(transitive) Telephoning a person, but only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.

Beepnoun

a short high tone produced as a signal or warning

Beepverb

make a loud noise;

Beepverb

call, summon, or alert with a beeper

Signalverb

(ambitransitive) To indicate; to convey or communicate by a signal.

Signalverb

(transitive) To communicate with (a person or system) by a signal.

Signaladjective

Standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement.

Signalnoun

A sign made for the purpose of giving notice to a person of some occurence, command, or danger; also, a sign, event, or watchword, which has been agreed upon as the occasion of concerted action.

Signalnoun

A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign.

Signaladjective

Noticeable; distinguished from what is ordinary; eminent; remarkable; memorable; as, a signal exploit; a signal service; a signal act of benevolence.

Signaladjective

Of or pertaining to signals, or the use of signals in conveying information; as, a signal flag or officer.

Signalverb

To communicate by signals; as, to signal orders.

Signalverb

To notify by a signals; to make a signal or signals to; as, to signal a fleet to anchor.

Signalnoun

any communication that encodes a message;

Signalnoun

any incitement to action;

Signalnoun

an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

Signalverb

communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs;

Signalverb

be a signal for or a symptom of;

Signaladjective

notably out of the ordinary;

Signal

In signal processing, a signal is a function that conveys information about a phenomenon. In electronics and telecommunications, it refers to any time varying voltage, current, or electromagnetic wave that carries information.