Beamer
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Beamer may mean:
- Beamer (cricket), an uncommon (illegal) cricket delivery which reaches the batsman at head-height, without bouncing
- Beamer (LaTeX), an extension to the LaTeX typesetting software for creating presentation slides
Beamer is the surname of:
- Ann Beamer, a fictional character in the film Double Whammy.
- Ben Beamer, early American outdoorsman, helped to create the Beamer Trail
- Diane Beamer, Australian politician.
- Frank Beamer, head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies football team.
- Keola Beamer, a Hawaiian slack-key guitar player.
- Todd Beamer, victim of the September 11th Attacks famous for his catchphrase "Let's roll".
Beamer is slang for:
- IBM Corporation employee (anachronistic).
- Video projector, a pseudo-anglicism in a number of languages including German, Dutch and Latvian
- BMW (slang) A vehicle produced by the German car manufacturer BMW. This is reasonably commonly used in England, UK.
Beamer may also refer to:
- Beamer Trail,a hiking trail in Grand Canyon National Park in the USA.
- Buzz Beamer (Sports Illustrated), a comic strip.
- Todd Beamer High School, a four year secondary school in Washington state, USA