How do I disable the beep in OSX Leopard when I perform an invalid action?

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Published on 2010-01-21T18:09:13Z Indexed on 2010/04/22 16:43 UTC
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When I perform an action that is not valid in a given context, like attempting to type when a text area does not have the focus I hear a beep, which is very distracting when wearing headphones. How can I disable this?

I am not sure how to reproduce this as it only happens under certain circumstances which I have not yet nailed down.

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