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  • noun Plural form of beeper.

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Examples

  • There were no radio transmissions or beepers from the crew or passenger after impact and the five men on board the helicopter were declared missing in action.

    Schultz, Sheldon D. 1968

  • At the very least, I think we'll obviously put something out here; we'll beep on the all-call beepers; we'll make sure that the wires have it, so everybody should check the wires.

    Press Briefing By Dee Dee Myers ITY National Archives 1993

  • Four was down in the area and one of his beepers was the culprit.

    Thud Ridge Broughton, Jack, 1925- 1969

  • The possession by students of telephone paging devices, commonly referred to as beepers, cellular telephones and portable electronic devices that record or play audio or video material shall be prohibited on school grounds, at school sponsored activities and on buses or other vehicles provided by the school district.

    Techdirt 2009

  • The possession by students of telephone paging devices, commonly referred to as beepers, cellular telephones and portable electronic devices that record or play audio or video material shall be prohibited on school grounds, at school sponsored activities and on buses or other vehicles provided by the school district.

    Techdirt 2009

  • House Bill 363, introduced to the General Assembly of Pennsylvania on February 11, 2009, to ban students 'possession of "telephone paging devices, commonly referred to as beepers, cellular telephones and portable electronic devices that record or play audio or video material" on "school grounds, at school sponsored activities and on buses or other vehicles provided by the school district."

    unknown title 2009

  • ... telephone paging devices, commonly referred to as beepers ...

    Techdirt 2009

  • Many skiers now carry "beepers" that can send or receive homing signals.

    Death In The Alps 2008

  • Emergency physicians report treating other patients with burns from freak accidents while using personal electronic devices such as beepers, Walkman players and laptop computers outdoors during storms.

    Zapped by Your IPod | Impact Lab 2007

  • Wingmen observed no explosion or parachutes, and no emergency radio signal "beepers" were heard.

    Martin, Douglas K. 1990

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