bell

character ASCII 7, ASCII mnemonic "BEL", the charactercode which prodces a standard audibile warning from the

computer or terminal. In the teletype days it really was a

bell, since the advent of the VDU it is more likely to be a

sound sample (e.g. the sound of a bell) played through a

loudspeaker.

Also called "G-bell", because it is typed as Control-G.

The term "beep" is preferred among some microcomputer

hobbyists.

Compare feep, visible bell.

(1997-04-08)