A colloquial term for a mobile pager - one you carry on your belt or in your purse In the very beginning when pagers went off, they made beeping sounds Thus, they became known as beepers
A beeper is a portable device that makes a beeping noise, usually to tell you to phone someone or to remind you to do something. His beeper sounded and he picked up the telephone
Used synonymously with pager A pager is a one-way FM receiver capable of being signaled There are various types of pagers available capable of providing an audible alert (beep), a visual alert (i e , blinking light), a voice message, or a numeric or alphanumeric message displayed using an LCD (liquid crystal display) or LEDs (light emitting diodes)