See also: beam and Beam English Proper noun BEAM (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). Anagrams Bame, BAME, ameb-, ambe, Mabe, bema, mabe, Emba Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.Remove ads