paging
[ pey-jing ]
/ ˈpeɪ dʒɪŋ /
noun Computers.
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.Compare page1(def 6a).
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Nearby words
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Definition for paging (2 of 3)
page
1[ peyj ]
/ peɪdʒ /
noun
verb (used with object), paged, pag·ing.
to paginate.
to turn pages (usually followed by through): to page through a book looking for a specific passage.
Origin of page
11580–90; < Middle French < Latin pāgina column of writing, akin to pangere to fix, make fast
Definition for paging (3 of 3)
page
2[ peyj ]
/ peɪdʒ /
noun
verb (used with object), paged, pag·ing.
Origin of page
21250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Old French < ?
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British Dictionary definitions for paging (1 of 3)
page
1/ (peɪdʒ) /
noun
verb
another word for paginate
(intr foll by through) to look through (a book, report, etc); leaf through
Word Origin for page
C15: via Old French from Latin pāgina
British Dictionary definitions for paging (2 of 3)
page
2/ (peɪdʒ) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for page
C13: via Old French from Italian paggio, probably from Greek paidion boy, from pais child
British Dictionary definitions for paging (3 of 3)
Page
/ (peɪdʒ) /
noun
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