Paging

//ˈpeɪd͡ʒɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The arrangement of pages in a book or other publication. countable, uncountable

    "Record the total number of pages, leaves, or columns (excluding those that are blank or contain advertising or other inessential matter) followed by in various pagings, in various foliations, or in various numberings, as appropriate."

  2. 2
    the system of numbering pages wordnet
  3. 3
    A transfer of pages between main memory and an auxiliary store, such as hard disk drive. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of page form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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foliopage numberpaginationpagination

Example

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"Some systems, such as Burroughs B5500, do not use paging to implement virtual memory. Instead, they use segmentation, that divide virtual address spaces into variable-length segments. A virtual address consists of a segment number and an offset within the segment."

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paging filehard diskmain memorysolid state drive

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