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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Mr. Schneider said Beeper and Texts employees would combine their systems into a single app that worked on iPhones and Android smartphones as well as computers.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024
Automattic is betting that the changing regulatory environment will make people more interested in finding a unified messaging system like Beeper, said Toni Schneider, Automattic’s interim chief executive.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024
The department faulted Apple for making “iPhone users less secure than they would otherwise be” by “rejecting solutions” for smartphone messaging like those provided by Beeper.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024
For Beeper customers, many of whom prefer Android devices to iPhones but favor Mac computers over PCs, Apple’s move shows just how far the company will go to maintain control over its services.
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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