page
Pronunciation: (pāj), [key] — n., v., paged, pag•ing.
—n. - one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- the entire leaf of such a printed or written thing: He tore out one of the pages.
- a single sheet of paper for writing.
- a noteworthy or distinctive event or period: a reign that formed a gloomy page in English history.
- the type set and arranged for a page.
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- a relatively small block of main or secondary storage, up to about 1024 words.
- a block of program instructions or data stored in main or secondary storage.
- (in word processing) a portion of a document.
- a single, usually hypertext document on the World Wide Web that can incorporate text, graphics, sound, etc.
—v.t. - to paginate.
- to turn pages (usu. fol. by through): to page through a book looking for a specific passage.
page
Pronunciation: (pāj), [key] — n., v., paged, pag•ing.
—n. - a boy servant or attendant.
- a youth in attendance on a person of rank or, in medieval times, a youth being trained for knighthood.
- an attendant or employee, usually in uniform, who carries messages, ushers guests, runs errands, etc.
- a person employed by a legislature to carry messages and run errands for the members, as in the U.S. Congress.
—v.t. - to summon formally by calling out the name of repeatedly: He had his father paged in the hotel lobby.
- to summon or alert by electronic pager.
- to control (an electrical appliance, machine, etc.) remotely by means of an electronic signal.
- to attend as a page.
Page
Pronunciation: (pāj), [key] — n.
- 1853–1922, U.S. novelist and diplomat.
- 1855–1918, U.S. journalist, editor, and diplomat.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.