paginate
verb/ˈpæd͡ʒəneɪt/
Etymology From Medieval Latin paginare, from Latin pagina.
1
To number the pages of (a book or other document); to foliate.
- Each table is now paginated. That makes it straightforward if you wish to print a few pages of a long table by entering the page numbers required into the printer file.2022 January 26, Barry Doe, “Fabrik offers an end to hard times”, in RAIL, number 949, page 38:
2
To divide (a continuous stream of text) into pages.
- Word-processing applications are designed to automatically paginate a continuous flow of text, and this require additional capabilities such as page breaks and image-positioning for some control over page layout. However, this makes tasks such as laying out a double- page magazine spread very difficult.2016, Jefferson D. Pooley, Eric W. Rothenbuhler, editor, The International Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and Philosophy, volume 4, page 943:
3
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To separate (data) into batches, so that it can be retrieved with a number of smaller requests.
- Derived terms
- paginator, repaginate
- Related terms
- pagination