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pagination

pagination

1 6.0
Dividing a book or document into pages, often with page numbers
  • noun
  • /ˌpædʒɪˈneɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : paginación
  • In a paged interface, you're at the mercy of the pagination algorithm and often need to flip back and forth.
  • pagination pattern
  • pagination system

Examples

  • I refer to the pagination of the 1985 printing of the 1983 first edition.

    Blog text (8)
  • The pagination of the book makes it easy to navigate between chapters.

  • Also note that, to my knowledge, the pagination on this document is not the same as the original.

    Blog text (5)
  • What if a site has a main item page and then uses pagination for comments or reviews?

    Blog text (31)
  • The plugin will also create pagination to allow you to flow through your photos.

    Blog text (31)
  • I don't think this would work with eBooks, though, because there the pagination tends to change at random.

    Blog text (5)
  • The three pages of the Dedicatoria are unmarked; the pagination starts with the first nightly conversation.

    Academic text (2002)
  • All Kindle e-books, however, are without traditional pagination; in its place, the Kindle provides a location code at the bottom of each page for navigation.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Each section of the report has clear pagination, allowing readers to find information quickly.

  • We need to adjust the pagination in the document to ensure that each page is numbered correctly.

Synonyms

folio
vspagination
  • Specialized
2 7.9

A number on a page that shows its place in a book

is about dividing content into pages rather than focusing on numbering
paging
vspagination
  • Specialized
1 4.3

The numbers given to pages in a book or report

is the process of dividing content into separate pages rather than only numbering them

How Complete

pagination
  • Specialized
1 6.0

Surface Forms

pagination singular
paginations plural

Morphology

pagination = paginate (transparent) = page + ation

Formed by the verb 'paginate' (page + -ate) plus the nominalizing suffix '-ation', so the meaning 'process of paging' is directly derivable from 'page'.

Etymology

The word pagination comes from page, from the Latin pagina meaning 'page' or 'sheet', plus the ending -ation meaning 'the action of'. So pagination is the action of making pages or putting page numbers, which is exactly how we use it today.