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A small, handheld device that displays messages in a text-only format (as in phone numbers, e-mail, or SMS) on a small screen via a wireless network. It only accepts incoming messages (as opposed to a cell phone which can also make outgoing calls).
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NetLingo Classification: Net Hardware
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