capcode

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noun

The address of a specific pager in a paging network

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Meanings

nouncapcode (plural capcodes)

plural capcodes

  1. communicationsThe address of a specific pager in a paging network

    […] to overcome the paging network limitation on the amount of data that may be sent to a single address, or capcode in paging terminology, messages are sent on groups of pooled addresses and received at the user end on corresponding pools of addresses.

    2011, John M. Payne et al., System and method for transmission of data, US Patent 8572279 (PDF version)

Origin

Short for channel access protocol code.

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APA

capcode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capcode

MLA

“capcode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capcode. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capcode,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capcode.

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