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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 wearing a beeper may receive a message of various length at a range of up to 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the person contacting them.

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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What a sinking feeling you get when the serenity of 2 peaceful hours without a single page is suddenly broken by the realization that you forgot your beeper in the operating room!

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But with my new wireless Weber Barbecue Beeper Digital Thermometer, I've been re-entrusted with the grill.