paging

American  

[pey-jing] / ˈpeɪ dʒɪŋ /

noun

Computers.

1. a technique of storage management that transfers pages from secondary storage to main storage when they are required, and returns them to secondary storage when they are not.

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Etymology

Origin of paging

First recorded in 1965–70; page ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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paging

Minutes later, Totorica was paging for an emergency team over the loudspeakers.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2024

But as soon as I began paging through, I realized I need not have worried.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

I kept swiping, paging through one video after another like a person possessed.

From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2023

After more than 20 years of flying, he’s developed a system for paging through NOTAMs to find reports that are most relevant.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023

Ivy’s lungs closed up at the thought of someone paging through her whole notebook, drawing after drawing, secret after secret.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

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