Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynaecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynaecology which is a surgical field.
Beep definition, a short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn, electronic device, or the like as a signal, summons, or warning. See more. Dictionary.com
BEEP typically runs on top of TCP and allows the exchange of messages called 'frames'. Unlike HTTP, either end of the connection can send a frame at any time, and 'questions' and 'replies' can be interleaved easily. BEEP also includes facilities for encryption and authentication, and is highly extensible.