paging

[ pey-jing ]

noun

, Computers.

1. a technique of storage management that transfers pages page from secondary storage to main storage when they are required, and returns them to secondary storage when they are not. Compare page ¹( def 6b ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of paging¹

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

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

From Literature

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

From New York Times

“This looks so good,” she says, paging through.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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