1. the action of calling someone’s name over a loudspeaker or intercom system
2. the numbering of pages in a book or document
3. a memory management technique in computing where data is stored in fixed-size blocks
Usage: computing

1. present participle of page: calling someone over a loudspeaker or intercom
2. present participle of page: turning through the pages of a book or document

Examples

• The hospital uses a paging system to contact doctors.
• Please check the paging in this manuscript for errors.
• The computer’s paging system manages memory efficiently.
• She is paging Dr. Smith to the emergency room.
• He was paging through the magazine while waiting.
• The paging of the report needs to be corrected.
• They heard paging announcements throughout the airport.