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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Buzz \Buzz\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Buzzed}; p. pr & vb n. {Buzzing}.] [An onomatop[oe]ia.] To make a low continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low humming voice. Like a wasp is buzzed, and stung him --Longfellow. However these disturbers of our peace Buzz in the people's ears. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Buzz \Buzz\, v. t. 1. To sound forth by buzzing. --Shak. 2. To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly. I will buzz abroad such prophecies That Edward shall be fearful of his life. --Shak. 3. To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice. [Colloq.] 4. (Phonetics) To sound with a ``buzz''. --H. Sweet. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Buzz \Buzz\, n. 1. A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a general expression of surprise or approbation. ``The constant buzz of a fly.'' --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: buzz n 1: sound of rapid vibration: "the buzz of a bee" 2: a confusion of activity and gossip; "the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued" v 1: make a buzzing sound [syn: {bombinate}, {bombilate}] 2: fly low "Planes buzzed the crowds in the square" 3: be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity" [syn: {hum}, {seethe}] 4: call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant" From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: buzz vi 1. Of a program, to run with no indication of progress and perhaps without guarantee of ever finishing; esp. said of programs thought to be executing tight loops of code. A program that is buzzing appears to be {catatonic}, but never gets out of catatonia, while a buzzing loop may eventually end of its own accord. "The program buzzes for about 10 seconds trying to sort all the names into order." See {spin}; see also {grovel}. 2. [ETA Systems] To test a wire or printed circuit trace for continuity, esp. by applying an AC rather than DC signal. Some wire faults will pass DC tests but fail an AC buzz test. 3. To process an array or list in sequence, doing the same thing to each element. "This loop buzzes through the tz array looking for a terminator type." From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: buzz 1. Of a program, to run with no indication of progress and perhaps without guarantee of ever finishing; especially said of programs thought to be executing a {tight loop} of code. A program that is buzzing appears to be {catatonic}, but never gets out of catatonia, while a buzzing loop may eventually end of its own accord. "The program buzzes for about 10 seconds trying to sort all the names into order." See {spin}; see also {grovel}. 2. [ETA Systems] To test a wire or printed circuit trace for continuity by applying an AC rather than DC signal. Some wire faults will pass DC tests but fail a buzz test. 3. To process an {array} or list in sequence, doing the same thing to each element. "This loop buzzes through the tz array looking for a terminator type." [{Jargon File}]
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