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pagination

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • păj'ən-ā"shən
  • /ˌpæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/
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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: P AE2 JH AH0 N EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of numbering pages for a document, book, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The separation of data into batches, so that it can be retrieved with a number of smaller requests.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the system of numbering pages

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: folio, page number, paging

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: number

History

Etymology

From French pagination.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: страниране (stranirane) — act of creating pages
  • Czech: stránkování — act of creating pages
  • Finnish: sivutus — act of creating pages
  • French: pagination — act of creating pages
  • Galician: paxinación — act of creating pages
  • German: Paginierung — act of creating pages
  • Greek: σελιδοποίηση (selidopoíisi) — act of creating pages
  • Hungarian: laptördelés — act of creating pages
  • Hungarian: tördelés — act of creating pages
  • Polish: paginacja — act of creating pages
  • Portuguese: paginação — act of creating pages
  • Russian: пагина́ция (paginácija) — act of creating pages
  • Spanish: paginación — act of creating pages
  • Turkish: sayfalandırma — act of creating pages
  • Bulgarian: номериране (nomerirane) — act of numbering pages
  • Finnish: sivunumerointi — act of numbering pages
  • French: numérotation — act of numbering pages
  • German: Nummerierung — act of numbering pages
  • Greek: σελιδαρίθμιση (selidaríthmisi) — act of numbering pages
  • Hungarian: lapszámozás — act of numbering pages
  • Hungarian: oldalszámozás — act of numbering pages
  • Hungarian: paginálás — act of numbering pages
  • Portuguese: paginação — act of numbering pages
  • Russian: пагина́ция (paginácija) — act of numbering pages
  • Russian: нумера́ция (numerácija) — act of numbering pages
  • Spanish: paginación — act of numbering pages
  • Turkish: numaralama — act of numbering pages