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below the fold

below the fold prepositional phrase: printed on the lower half of the front page of a broadsheet newspaper, such that it is not immediately visible on a folded copy of the newspaper, e.g. as displayed at a newsstand or in a vending machine.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Printed on the lower half of the front page of a broadsheet newspaper, such that it is not immediately visible on a folded copy of the newspaper, e.g. as displayed at a newsstand or in a vending machine.
  2. (broadly) Far enough down that it is not likely to be visible in the initial display of a window or screen, such that the end user will probably have to scroll down before seeing it.

Antonyms of below the fold

Questions about below the fold

What does below the fold mean?
Below the fold means printed on the lower half of the front page of a broadsheet newspaper, such that it is not immediately visible on a folded copy of the newspaper, e.g. as displayed at a newsstand or in a vending machine.
What part of speech is below the fold?
Below the fold is a prepositional phrase.

Words near below the fold in the dictionary

  1. below ground
  2. below par
  3. below stairs
  4. below the belt
  5. below the breadline
  6. below the fold
  7. below the gangway
  8. below the law
  9. below the line
  10. below the mahogany
  11. below the radar

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