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verbStandard termTelecom & IT

To send a short numeric or text message to a dedicated wireless receiver.

The act of transmitting an alert to a specific pager device over a radio network. The transmission typically includes a callback phone number or a brief alphanumeric code. While largely replaced by mobile phone texts, paging remains critical in hospitals and emergency services due to its high reliability and dedicated radio infrastructure.

Heard on the job

Page the on-call engineer and tell them we've a total loss of power in rack four.