n. a buzzing indication that a robot has undergone a “general application failure,” as in the comic strip “PvP” by Scott R. Kurtz.
kzzkt.
n. a crackle of electricity, as in the graphic novel Falcon Twin by Brenden Mecleary; see also zzzkt.
kzzt.
n. the mechanical noise of an android or robot malfunctioning, as in The Metallic Touch; see vzzkt.
kzzzrt.
n. the buzz of a dying cell phone signal, as in the graphic novel Bob the Hamster by James Paige; see also bzzzk, crkzzzz, bzz bzz zzk zzk zk kzrp zzrz.
kzzzz-kzzzz-kzzzz.
n. the rasping call of the Yellow-Billed Shrike, as described in Shrikes and Bush-Shrikes by Tony Harris.
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