Definition

Noun 1. The system of numbering pages in a book or document. 2. The act of calling out or announcing someone's name, typically over a public address system, to locate them or deliver a message.

Usage

• As a system for organizing documents:
  • The paging of the report was incorrect, causing confusion.
  • Consistent paging is essential for a professional manuscript.
• As a method of locating a person:
  • Paging is common in airports to locate passengers.
  • The doctor was needed urgently, so they initiated a paging.

Examples

• For numbering pages:
  • Please check the paging before you print the final document.
  • An error in the paging made the index useless.
• For calling a person:
  • There was a paging for Mr. Smith to go to the information desk.
  • The constant paging in the hotel lobby created a noisy atmosphere.

Advanced Usage

• "Memory paging" (Computing): This is a specialized, related term. It refers to a memory management scheme where a computer stores and retrieves data from secondary storage (like a hard disk) for use in main memory. This is a compound term and a different, technical concept from the core definitions of "paging" provided above.
  • The operating system uses paging to manage memory efficiently.

Variants and Related Words

• Page (noun): A single side of a sheet of paper in a book or document.
• Page (verb): To number the pages of a document, or to call for someone over a public address system.
  • Please page Dr. Jones to the emergency room.
• Pager (noun): A small electronic device that receives and displays messages or alerts the carrier, often by beeping or vibrating.

Synonyms

• For numbering: Pagination, foliation.
• For calling: Announcing, summoning.

Related Phrases

• Public address system (PA system): The equipment used for broadcasting announcements, including paging.
  • The announcement came over the public address system.

Noun

1. the system of numbering pages
2. calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system)
   • the public address system in the hospital was used for paging