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

By paging through dozens of international covers, the teens are hoping to find pictures of themselves.

From The Daily Beast

Paging: Chris Christie, Paul Ryan, Rudolph Giuliani, George Pataki, Jeb Bush.

From The Daily Beast

My Twitter went haywire—absolutely no clue why it sent that message or even what it is...paging the tech guys...

From The Daily Beast

Paging through the photos, I am caught up in the fantasy of understanding.

From The Daily Beast

Paging Timothy Leary: Janet Lessin claims on her Web site that she's able to travel astrally.

From The Daily Beast

The paging of the preface and introductory matter is to be excepted.

From Project Gutenberg

When he was finally left alone at the shop, he continued the paging of a Latin book by the light of a lamp.

From Project Gutenberg

It was agreed on my paging with Pemberton that they should not be renewed until our correspondence ceased.

From Project Gutenberg

The menial in question was a uniformed bellboy winding in and out among tables and paging some elusive guest.

From Project Gutenberg

The reprint (I wish that in all other reprints a similar course was adopted) gives the paging of the original folio edition.

From Project Gutenberg

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