Beamer

The usual in German, Dutch and Latvian name Beamer is a spin-off of the brand name of the first CRT video projector, the Advent Video Beam 1000 ( beam = beam; = beam to beam ), a generic term.

In English, Beamer called something else: It can be a slang term for a vehicle of the BMW brand, or a term in the sport of cricket ( an abnormal quick throw which the batsman reaches too high ).

Other occurrences of similar names:

Dating back to the Star Trek fictional technically achieved teleportation of people and objects is often called "beaming ".
In the stage equipment and lighting effect is the name given to special headlights with, for example, multi-colored beams.

Projector may refer to:

Colloquially, a video projector, a colloquial name for a projector electronic images ( video and data)
Beamer (LaTeX ), part of the LaTeX layout software that makes it possible to create presentations

Beamer is the surname of the following persons:

George N. Beamer (1904-1974), American politician
John V. Beamer (1896-1964), American politician
Todd Beamer (1968-2001), passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93, which was honored for his resistance against this 9/11-Angriff posthumously as a hero