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Silver Alert

[ sil-ver uh-lert ]

noun

    1. a public alert system that uses broadcast media, text messages, and electronic billboards to spread information about missing persons who are over 65 years of age or have specific cognitive or developmental disabilities.
    2. a public message or announcement that uses this system.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Silver Alert1

First recorded in 2000–05

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