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A page number is a numeral identifying a page's position in a document or book.

Page numbers typically appear in headers or footers and enable navigation through tables of contents and indexes.

The citation listed page number 247, but the book only had 200 pages.

To page number a document is to add these identifiers, though the verb paginate is more common.

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verso · recto · contents · reference · citation · thumb · corner · spine · turning · flip · paperback · manuscript · printing · back matter · sequential · dog-ear · binding

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document identifiers

page numberchapter title

Name of book division

book title · chapter number · index · table of contents · title page

text navigation elements

page numberchapter title

Name of book division

bookmark · hyperlink · margin note · running head · subject index

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page, number, pages, paged, paging, pager, numbers, numbered, numbering

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