pagination

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/ˌpæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/

noun

The act of creating pages for a document, book, etc., or determining when to truncate text on the pages.

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foliopage numberpaging
Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

nounpagination (countable and uncountable, plural paginations)

plural paginations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of creating pages for a document, book, etc., or determining when to truncate text on the pages.
  2. countableuncountableThe act of numbering pages for a document, book, etc.
  3. countableuncountablecomputingThe separation of data into batches, so that it can be retrieved with a number of smaller requests.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe system of numbering pages

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foliopage numberpaging
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchpagination
  2. Englishpagination

From French pagination.

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Translations

Bulgarian страниране, номериране
  • страниране (stranirane)act of creating pages
  • номериране (nomerirane)act of numbering pages
Czech stránkování
  • stránkováníact of creating pages
Finnish sivutus, sivunumerointi
  • sivutusact of creating pages
  • sivunumerointiact of numbering pages
French pagination, numérotation
  • paginationact of creating pages
  • numérotationact of numbering pages
German Paginierung, Nummerierung
  • Paginierungact of creating pages
  • Nummerierungact of numbering pages
Greek σελιδοποίηση, σελιδαρίθμιση
  • σελιδοποίηση (selidopoíisi)act of creating pages
  • σελιδαρίθμιση (selidaríthmisi)act of numbering pages
Hungarian laptördelés, tördelés
  • laptördelésact of creating pages
  • tördelésact of creating pages
  • lapszámozásact of numbering pages
  • oldalszámozásact of numbering pages
  • paginálásact of numbering pages
Polish paginacja
  • paginacjaact of creating pages
Portuguese paginação, paginação
  • paginaçãoact of creating pages
  • paginaçãoact of numbering pages
Russian пагина́ция, пагина́ция
  • пагина́ция (paginácija)act of creating pages
  • пагина́ция (paginácija)act of numbering pages
  • нумера́ция (numerácija)act of numbering pages
Spanish paginación, paginación
  • paginaciónact of creating pages
  • paginaciónact of numbering pages
Turkish sayfalandırma, numaralama
  • sayfalandırmaact of creating pages
  • numaralamaact of numbering pages

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pagination

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Cite this entry
APA

pagination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pagination

MLA

“pagination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pagination. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pagination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pagination.

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