page

page

page¹ [pāj]

n.

[Fr < L pagina, a page < base of pangere, to fasten: see PEACE]

1.

a) one side of a leaf of a book, newspaper, letter, etc.

b) the printing or writing on such a leaf, often with reference to the particular contents [the sports pages]

c) an entire leaf in a book, etc.

2. [often pl.] a record of events [the pages of history]

3. an event or series of events that might fill a page [a colorful page in his life]

4. Comput.

a) a unit of memory, consisting of one or more blocks: see BLOCK, n. 15

b) short for WEB PAGE: see also HOME PAGE

5. Printing the type set for printing a page

vt.

paged, paging

1. to number the pages of

2. to make up (copy set in type) into pages

vi.

to turn pages as in scanning [to page through a book]

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☆ on the same page Informal

in agreement or in a harmonious working relationship

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☆ take a page from or borrow a page from

Informal to follow the example of; imitate

page² [pāj]

n.

[OFr < ? or akin to It paggio < Gr paidion, boy, dim. of pais: see PEDO-¹]

1. Historical a boy training for knighthood, who attended a knight

2. a boy attendant or servant, esp. one serving a person of high rank, as at court

3. a young person, often in uniform, who runs errands, carries messages, etc., as in a legislature or hotel

vt.

paged, paging

1. to attend as page

☆ 2. to try to find, summon, or notify (a person) by calling out the person's name, as a hotel page does, signaling with an electronic device, as a beeper, etc.