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English
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-West Germanic *-ārī English beeper From beep + -er.
Pronunciation
Noun
beeper (plural beepers)
- Something that makes a beeping sound.
- A simple computer speaker.
1986, Dr. Dobb's journal of software tools for the professional programmer: volume 11, page 53:The Controls option enables you to resize and move a currently displayed window, as well as toggle the PC beeper.
- A pager (wireless telecommunication device).
1993, “Just Another Day”, in Black Reign, performed by Queen Latifah:No stages, front pages, no phones, no beepers
- (endearing) A robot.
- (furry fandom, informal, endearing) A protogen.
- (radio, informal) A broadcast interview taking place over the telephone (originally having to include a beeping sound to indicate that it was not a live broadcast).
2009, Keith Oliver, Command Attention: Promoting Your Organization the Marine Corps Way, page 11: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.
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
something that makes a beeping sound Polish
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Polish beeper Unadapted borrowing from English beeper.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbi.pɛr/
- Rhymes: -ipɛr
- Syllabification: bee‧per
Noun
beeper m inan
- (electronics, telecommunications) alternative spelling of biper
Declension
Further reading
- “beeper”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “beeper”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)
Spanish
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Spanish beeper Unadapted borrowing from English beeper.
Noun
beeper m (plural beepers)
- (Latin America) alternative form of bíper
Usage notes
- According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
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