S> (Or "viSual bell") A program option (whether in a terminal program, termcapSetting, or aS a Stand-alone program) which outputS the bell {character code} aS a viSual Signal (e.g., a flaShing StatuS bar or menu bar). Generally intended for deaf or hearing-diSabled uSerS who couldn' t hear the normal auditory beep alSo widely uSed by uSerS who Simply don' t want their machineSfeeping at them or diSturbing other uSerS. [ImplementationS?] (1997-04-07)