beeper
Americannoun
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a device that connects into a telephone circuit and transmits a periodic signal as an indication that the conversation over the circuit is being recorded.
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a similar device attached to a free-ranging animal as an aid to learning its habits; biotelemeter.
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Also called pager. a pocket-size electronic device whose signal notifies a person of an important message, sometimes displaying the telephone number to be called.
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Eric Migicovsky, who co-founded Beeper in 2020, said Beeper and Texts would deliver their combined service this year.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024
Mr. Vevitsis, 31, said he had used a MacBook from around 2015 to connect Beeper to Apple’s messaging service on his Samsung Galaxy phone.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024
Beeper Mini debuted on Dec. 5 as an app that offered Android phone users the ability to send encrypted messages to iPhones.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024
It asked customers to use their Mac computers to get a registration code for iMessage and to use that to log into Beeper on an Android device.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024
Early this year, Beeper stopped working, and Mr. Vevitsis was no longer able to send his mother messages.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024
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