page count

Manuscript measurement metric

Page count is the total number of pages in a document, book, or manuscript.

Publishers use page count to estimate printing costs and set pricing.

In academic contexts, assignments often specify a required page count: The paper should be eight to ten pages.

Word processors typically display page count alongside word count.

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spine · pagination · double spaced · sheets · volume · booklet · novel · draft · printing · print run · publisher · edition · typeface · margins · formatting · proofread · galley proof · binding

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Total of terms

character count · running time · duration · file size · reading time

document length

page countbrevity

Shortness of expression

conciseness · wordlessness

document properties

page countreadability

Ease of understanding text

literary merit · narrative depth · subject matter · genre · authorship

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