pagination

American  

[paj-uh-ney-shuhn] / ˌpædʒ əˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

1. Bibliography. the number of pages or leaves of a book, manuscript, etc., identified in bibliographical description or cataloging.

2. the figures by which pages are marked to indicate their sequence.

3. the act of paginating.

4. Printing.

   1. Also called computer-assisted makeup.  a method of computerized page makeup in which copy and graphic elements are manipulated with the aid of a video display terminal.

   2. composition.

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Other Word Forms

• mispagination noun
• repagination noun

Etymology

Origin of pagination

1835–45; < Latin pāgin(a) page ¹ + -ation

Example Sentences

And then they witnessed pagination, when computers could create entire pages on a screen.

From Washington Post

It would require the pagination of a telephone directory to properly record what occurred on this Masters Sunday.

From The Guardian

The values of Harry Potter titles have an inverse relation to pagination, thanks to small print runs and typos.

From The Guardian

I want books that belong to me, books whose intimate pagination will become dear and familiar.

From New York Times

For every publication, McDade made a citation that included the title of the work, its publishing imprint, copyright date, pagination, and illustrations and typographical features, with notes on bindings and a list of editions.

From The New Yorker