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BEEPER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paging Systems
- Radiotelephony
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pager
1, record 1, English, pager
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- paging receiver 2, record 1, English, paging%20receiver
correct
- radiopager 3, record 1, English, radiopager
correct
- paging device 4, record 1, English, paging%20device
correct
- paging unit 2, record 1, English, paging%20unit
correct
- tone pager 2, record 1, English, tone%20pager
correct
- tone paging receiver 2, record 1, English, tone%20paging%20receiver
correct
- beeper 2, record 1, English, beeper
correct
- Pagette 2, record 1, English, Pagette
correct, trademark
- pageboy beeper 5, record 1, English, pageboy%20beeper
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small, lightweight FM radio receiver designed for carrying in a coat pocket by persons desiring to be paged when away from their phone. 6, record 1, English, - pager
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The receiver decodes the paging signal and produces repeated beeps so that the person being paged can respond by calling from a nearby telephone. 6, record 1, English, - pager
Record 1, Key term(s)
- radio-paging receiver
- radio pager
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Téléavertisseurs
- Radiotéléphonie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- téléavertisseur
1, record 1, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9avertisseur
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- radiomessageur 2, record 1, French, radiomessageur
correct, masculine noun
- sémaphone 3, record 1, French, s%C3%A9maphone
correct, masculine noun, Belgium, Switzerland
- récepteur d'appel de personnes 4, record 1, French, r%C3%A9cepteur%20d%27appel%20de%20personnes
correct, masculine noun, France
- récepteur de recherche de personnes 5, record 1, French, r%C3%A9cepteur%20de%20recherche%20de%20personnes
correct, masculine noun, France
- Pagette 6, record 1, French, Pagette
avoid, trademark, feminine noun, Canada
- messageur 7, record 1, French, messageur
correct, masculine noun
- bippeur 8, record 1, French, bippeur
correct, masculine noun, France
- pager 9, record 1, French, pager
avoid, anglicism, see observation, masculine noun, France
- pageur 10, record 1, French, pageur
avoid, see observation, masculine noun, France
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil portatif qui permet à l'usager de recevoir (mais non d'émettre) des messages, généralement codés, où qu'il se trouve, à l'intérieur d'une zone déterminée. 8, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9avertisseur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Téléavertisseur est introduit fin 66 par le Comité de linguistique de Radio-Canada et est défini comme suit : «Dispositif d'appel électronique, en usage dans les hôpitaux et les grandes usines, comprenant un émetteur de bip et divers petits récepteurs portatifs. Lorsque le porteur d'un poste entend le bip, il doit communiquer au plus tôt avec l'opérateur.» 4, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9avertisseur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pageur; pager : Termes figurant dans le Petit Robert dont l'usage est critiqué. 5, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9avertisseur
Record 1, Key term(s)
- bipeur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistemas de busca personas
- Radiotelefonía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- buscapersonas
1, record 1, Spanish, buscapersonas
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- receptor de radiobúsqueda 2, record 1, Spanish, receptor%20de%20radiob%C3%BAsqueda
masculine noun
- mensáfono 1, record 1, Spanish, mens%C3%A1fono
masculine noun
- pager 2, record 1, Spanish, pager
masculine noun, Mexico
- radiolocalizador 2, record 1, Spanish, radiolocalizador
masculine noun, Mexico
- busca 2, record 1, Spanish, busca
masculine noun, familiar
- beeper 2, record 1, Spanish, beeper
avoid, masculine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Equipo receptor de radio de pequeño tamaño que se utiliza para la localización de una persona mediante la marcación de su número de identificación correspondiente desde la central emisora, y que puede permitir la recepción de mensajes numéricos o alfanuméricos, dependiendo del modelo del equipo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - buscapersonas
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