Pager

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See beeper.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A device for receiving alpha-numeric messages
  • n. A computer program running in a text terminal, used to view (but not modify) the contents of a text file moving down the file one line or one screen at a time.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A small electronic communication device which signals when a telephone call has been received at a base station. Each such device receives radio signals from the base station specifically coded for the individual to whom it is registered; the signal given by the device to the registered user may be a beeping sound, indicating that the user should call the base station to receive a message; or it may display a telephone number to which the user may call directly to return the incoming call, or may display a short message. Such devices are small enough to carry in the pocket or pocketbook, or to clip onto a belt or other part of the clothing. Also called beeper.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Variant
    beeper   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Major    ager    gauger    major    stager    wager    yager   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    landline    nonsecure    phoneis    conic    TV    Teletype    unlisted    ground-controlled    wiretap    pagers