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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.


Etymology

Origin of paging

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

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

“As far as I know, they chose to ignore all of it,” she said Wednesday after paging through the report.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023

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

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2023

It's an unexpectedly sentimental exercise to take stock of how you bedazzle, spice, umami and sweeten your eating life — almost like paging through old photo albums.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2022

He hopped in the basket and began paging through a book.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

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