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beeper

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beeper
a mobile or static device which emits an auditory warning signal, usually one stimulated by a telemetered signal.

beeper
A portable paging device that allows a person to contact–'beep' or page its wearer by calling a specific telephone number; depending on the device's sophistication and capacity, a person contacting the person wearing the beeper may send a message of various length at a range of up to 100 kilometers–62 miles from the 'home base'


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``I went through a beeper, and it beeped for like half an hour,'' she told reporters.
Fortunately, he had a beeper on and after about 20 minutes, got dug out from under six feet of hard-packed snow.
The XE personal dispenser looks like a beeper, is clipped to a belt or clothing, operates with a single hand, and is ergonomically designed to sanitize hands without interrupting work flow.
 
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