Page Down
Screen-jump key below
Page Down is a keyboard key that scrolls the display down by roughly one screenful, moving through a document or webpage in large jumps rather than line by line.
The key dates from early computing when screens displayed fixed pages of text.
Hit Page Down to see the next section.
Often paired with Page Up for navigation.
- documentWritten or electronic file
- windowGlass-fitted wall opening
- viewportVisible display region
- scrollWound document of parchment
- scroll barInterface navigation control
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