1. plural of paging; the act of calling out someone's name or using a public address system to locate a person
Usage: commonly used in hospitals, airports, and large buildings
2. plural of paging; the process of transferring data between a computer's main memory and secondary storage
Usage: computing/technical term

Examples

• The hospital's pagings echoed through the corridors all day.
• Multiple pagings for Dr. Johnson came through the intercom.
• The system handles pagings efficiently to locate staff members.
• Frequent pagings in the airport terminal help reunite travelers with their groups.
• The computer's pagings between RAM and disk storage affect overall performance.