pager

• Petit appareil électronique qui émet une série de bips ou de vibrations pour avertir son utilisateur qu’on cherche à le joindre ou à l’appeler.

A small electronic device that emits a series of beeps or vibrations to alert the user that they are being contacted or paged.

1. Electronic communication deviceB1formal

   A small electronic device that receives and displays numeric or text messages, often used to alert the user to contact someone.

   bipeur (dispositif électronique)

   • Doctors often carry a pager for emergency calls.
   • He received a message on his pager to call the office.
   • Before smartphones, people used pagers to stay in touch.

   Synonymesbeeper