blip driver

noun

A radar operator.

Meanings

nounblip driver (plural blip drivers)

plural blip drivers

  1. slangA radar operator.

    A third PPI in an adjacent room serves the program controller who sits between two blip drivers.

    1975, NASA SP-7500: Management, a continuing bibliography with indexes
    1 more example

    The training of blip drivers and providing assistance for blip drivers are items which come up frequently when discussing specifications.

    1982, ICAO Bulletin, volume 37, page 21
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