Paginate
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To number the pages of (a book or other document); to foliate. transitive
"Each table is now paginated. That makes it straightforward if you wish to print a few pages of a long table by entering the page numbers required into the printer file."
- 2 number the pages of a book or manuscript wordnet
- 3 To divide (a continuous stream of text) into pages. transitive
"Word-processing applications are designed to automatically paginate a continuous flow of text, and this require additional capabilities such as page breaks and image-positioning for some control over page layout. However, this makes tasks such as laying out a double- page magazine spread very difficult."
- 4 To separate (data) into batches, so that it can be retrieved with a number of smaller requests. transitive
Example
More examples"Each table is now paginated. That makes it straightforward if you wish to print a few pages of a long table by entering the page numbers required into the printer file."
Etymology
From Medieval Latin paginare, from Latin pagina.
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