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vibrate setting; vibration mode
Short for バイブレーション (vibration). Commonly used to refer to the vibration setting on a mobile phone or other electronic device.
An abbreviation of バイブレーション (vibration), from English "vibe/vibration." In everyday Japanese, バイブ almost always refers to the vibration function on a mobile phone. The phrase バイブにする ("put on vibrate") is extremely common in daily life.
Common collocations
- バイブにする: to set to vibrate
- バイブモード: vibrate mode
- バイブが鳴る: the vibration goes off
- バイブ機能: vibration function
Usage
In casual speech, バイブ is the standard way to refer to phone vibration. Signs in cinemas, hospitals, and meeting rooms often instruct people to switch to マナーモード (manner mode), which typically includes vibrate.