BEAM

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BEAM

  1. (programming, Erlang) Acronym of Bogdan's Erlang Abstract Machine.
    • 2016, Kenny Ballou, Learning Elixir, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 1:
      Elixir is a functional, dynamic language built on top of Erlang and the Erlang VM (BEAM).