paging
Broadcast summoning of someone
Paging is calling for someone, originally through a public address system: Paging Dr. Smith.
The word comes from the messenger boys called pages who would summon people in hotels and hospitals.
In computing, paging refers to moving data between main memory and storage in fixed-size blocks called pages—a technical process that enables systems to handle more data than physical memory allows.
Disk-backed RAM extension
- swapExchange one for another
- thrashingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- segmentationDivision into sections
- allocationDistribution of shares
memory management · RAM · disk · operating system · kernel · buffer · cache · frame
Wireless one-way receiver
- vibrateShake with small movements
- numericExpressed in digits
- alphanumericLetters and digits combined
- two-wayOperating in both directions
clip · belt · message · callback · number · signal · device · wireless
Short-range voice transmitter
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- overheadLocated directly above
- public addressBroadcast communication system
- PA systemAmplified announcement network
speaker · summon · call · loudspeaker · airport · waiting room · reception · lobby
Hospital cardiac arrest signal
- nurse stationHealthcare workers' command post
- wardProtected person; division
- on-callAvailable when summoned
- statData point, abbreviated
emergency room · ICU · doctor · resident · surgeon · triage · operating room · attending
Determining position and course
- nextImmediately following in sequence
- previousOccurring before another
- infinite scrollContinuously loading content mechanism
- resultsWhat follows from effort
index · offset · cursor · numbered · sequential · web design · search results · gallery
virtual memory
Disk-backed RAM extension
- swapExchange one for another
- thrashingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- segmentationDivision into sections
allocation · memory management · RAM · disk · operating system · kernel · buffer · cache · frame
beeper
Wireless one-way receiver
- vibrateShake with small movements
- numericExpressed in digits
- alphanumericLetters and digits combined
two-way · clip · belt · message · callback · number · signal · device · wireless · on-call
intercom
Short-range voice transmitter
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- overheadLocated directly above
- public addressBroadcast communication system
PA system · speaker · summon · call · loudspeaker · airport · waiting room · reception · lobby · microphone
code blue
Hospital cardiac arrest signal
- nurse stationHealthcare workers' command post
- wardProtected person; division
- on-callAvailable when summoned
stat · emergency room · ICU · doctor · resident · surgeon · triage · operating room · attending · hospitalist
navigation
Determining position and course
- nextImmediately following in sequence
- previousOccurring before another
- infinite scrollContinuously loading content mechanism
results · index · offset · cursor · numbered · sequential · web design · search results · gallery · lazy loading
emergency
Serious sudden danger
- statData point, abbreviated
- immediateHappening without delay
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
code · rapid response · urgent · priority · ASAP · time-sensitive · pressing
- contactingcalling, phoning, texting, emailing, messaging
- hospital communicationintercom, PA system, public address, alerts, emergency alerts
- mobile networksGSM, cellular network, mobile network, cell tower, base station
- phone systemsPBX, extension, phone line, handset, main menu
- memory managementbuffer, free, heap, stack, allocation
- Mainframesmainframe, COBOL, batch processing, Big Blue, IBM
pagingapproaching
Coming toward something
meeting · visiting · ignoring · unreachable · silence
- paging systemBroadcast system for announcements
- paging downAdvancing display by screenful