Paginate

Quick meaning: Paginate is a verb meaning (transitive) To number the pages of (a book or other document); to foliate.

Meaning

(transitive) To number the pages of (a book or other document); to foliate.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To divide (a continuous stream of text) into pages.
2. (transitive, computing) To separate (data) into batches, so that it can be retrieved with a number of smaller requests.

Example Sentences

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.

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.

Word Forms

• paginates
• paginating
• paginated

Synonyms for paginate

Depending on context, synonyms include foliate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include foliate, numerate, page, number, numericize, numericalize.

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