also: ポケット・ベル
pager; beeper
Wasei-eigo term for a pager/beeper; now mostly historical, replaced by mobile phones. Often abbreviated to ポケベル in casual speech.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from pocket bell
See also: ポケベル
In the 1990s, pagers were widely used.
Send a message to the pager.
My pager beeped during the meeting.
Since it was urgent, I paged him to get in touch.
Back then, many students carried a pager.