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

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

From Salon • Nov. 1, 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

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

He calls back, but I don't answer, because I'm on Facebook, looking at Tiny's profile, paging through his 1,532 friends, each cuter and trendier than the last.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan

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