Someone said Annunciator. That is the industry standard term. Some companies only make Annunciators. It is an industry familiar term and explicitly states the function. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Winter" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 10:59 PM Subject: Re: [OT]: Help with finding correct English word to describe a"warning" sound > Vitaliy, > > > On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:41:02 -0700, Vitaliy wrote: > >> Encouraged by Vasile's success, I decided to seek advice on this list. :) >> >> Say you have a device that indicates an "error" condition by quickly >> flashing the LED, and emitting a 1Khz sound that pulsates at about 4Hz >> (on/off). >> >> In the "Troubleshooting" section of the manual, I describe the symptoms >> as >> 'Quickly flashing LED, "chirping" sound', but a colleague argues that >> there's nothing "chirping" about the sound. What would be a better word? >> None of the alternatives suggested by thesaurus.com seem correct to me. > > I'd have to hear it, but I imagine a 4Hz pulsed sound would be a "buzz", > or if that's too harsh for what it sounds like, perhaps a "purr" (like a > cat). > > And I'd prefer "fast-flashing" rather than "quickly...", which sounds a > bit quaint somehow. > > Cheers, > > > Howard Winter > St.Albans, England > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist