beep vs telephony

beep

noun
  • The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound. 

  • A message sent to a pager device. 

  • A short, electronically produced tone. 

verb
  • To sound (something that makes a beep). 

  • To contact (someone via) a pager device. 

  • To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back. 

  • To produce a beep. 

  • To have sexual intercourse with - referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts 

telephony

noun
  • The act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum. 

  • The study and application of telephone technology. 

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