▪ I. paging, vbl. n.1
(ˈpeɪdʒɪŋ)
[f. page v.2 + -ing2.]
1. The action of page v.2; the consecutive numbering of the pages of a book; pagination.
paging machine, a machine for printing or stamping the consecutive numbers of the pages of an account-book, etc.
| 1775 Ash Suppl., Paging, the act of marking the pages. 1824 J. Johnson Typogr. I. 263 Throughout the volume the paging is very irregular. 1858 Simmonds Dict. Trade, Paging-machine. 1884 H. Spencer in Athenæum 5 Apr. 446/3 The pagings of these extracts refer to the first edition. Mod. Advt., Improved paging and perforating machines, hand and treadle. |
2. Computers. Division (of storage) into pages (page n.2 1 e); the transfer of pages between the central store and an auxiliary store.
| 1966 IEEE. Trans. Electronic Computers XV. 855/1 The computer addressing techniques known as paging and segmentation will be familiar. 1970 O. Dopping Computers & Data Processing ix. 124 Paging systems and hardware relocation..are comparatively new inventions. 1972 IEEE Trans. Computers XXI. 1053/1 Under demand paging, a single program's execution and its resulting page swapping can be overlapped. |
Add: [2.] b. The displaying of text, etc., on a screen in amounts of one page at a time.
| 1971 Auerbach on Alphanumeric Displays xi. 82 In paging, a new page or screen full of data may be called in. 1980 Practical Computing Oct. 62/3 Paging is more restful to the eye, and would be ideal but for the fact that the page mode announces itself via a small flashing square in the bottom-right-hand corner which obscures two letters of the text. |
▪ II. paging, vbl. n.2
see page v.1 c.