beeper

noun
/ˈbiːpə/UK/ˈbipɚ/US

Etymology

From beep + -er.

Definitions

  1. Something that makes a beeping sound.

    • The Controls option enables you to resize and move a currently displayed window, as well as toggle the PC beeper.
  2. A broadcast interview taking place over the telephone (originally having to include a…

    A broadcast interview taking place over the telephone (originally having to include a beeping sound to indicate that it was not a live broadcast).

    • Radio "beepers" are easy: all you need is a telephone, and you can basically have an overseas conversation with any DJ or radio news director in America.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for beeper. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA