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

I see her look at the cover of my eyeball journal, and I hope she won’t start paging through it.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

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