paginate
/ˈpæd͡ʒəneɪt/
paginate verb: to number the pages of (a book or other document); to foliate.
Verb
paginate (third-person singular simple present paginates, present participle paginating, simple past and past participle paginated)
- 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
- 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...2016, Jefferson D. Pooley, Eric W. Rothenbuhler, editor, The International Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and Philosophy, volume 4, page 943
- To separate (data) into batches, so that it can be retrieved with a number of smaller requests.
Forms of paginate
| third-person singular present | paginates |
|---|---|
| present participle | paginating |
| past participle | paginated |
| past | paginated |
Origin of paginate
From Medieval Latin paginare, from Latin pagina.
Words formed from paginate
Questions about paginate
- What does paginate mean?
- Paginate means to number the pages of (a book or other document); to foliate.
- What part of speech is paginate?
- Paginate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce paginate?
- Paginate is pronounced /ˈpæd͡ʒəneɪt/.
- What is the past tense of paginate?
- The past tense of paginate is paginated.
Words near paginate in the dictionary
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