~ 1
■ noun
1》 one side of a leaf of a book, magazine, or newspaper, or the material written or printed on it.
↘both sides of such a leaf considered as a single unit.
↘ Computing a section of stored data, especially that which can be displayed on a screen at one time.
2》 a particular episode considered as part of a longer history: a shameful ~ in British imperial history.
■ verb
1》 ( ~ through ) leaf through.
↘ Computing move through and display (text) one ~ at a time.
2》 paginate (a book).
↘ Computing divide (a piece of software or data) into sections, keeping the most frequently accessed in main memory and storing the rest in virtual memory.
Phrases
on the same ~ US informal in agreement.
Derivatives
-~d adjective
Origin
C16: from Fr., from L. pagina , from pangere 'fasten'.
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~ 2
■ noun
1》 a boy or young man employed in a hotel or club to run errands, open doors, etc.
2》 a young boy attending a bride at a wedding.
3》 historical a boy in training for knighthood, ranking next below a squire in the personal service of a knight.
↘a man or boy employed as the personal attendant of a person of rank.
■ verb
1》 summon over a public address system.
2》 contact by means of a ~r.
Origin
ME: from OFr., perh. from Ital. paggio , from Gk paidion , dimin. of pais , paid- 'boy'.