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Definition of "paging" [pa•ging]

  • The transfer of pages of data between a computer's main memory and an auxiliary memory. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "paging" in a sentence
  • "Some would say a little japanese paging is a small price to pay for a pet of this caliber."
  • "This would leave the game paging from the hard disk resulting in noticeable slower performance."
  • "The 11-result view that I see with Cuil just requires more paging, which is wasting my time."