"above the fold" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} above the fold, {{en-PP}} above the fold
  1. (newspapers) Situated in the upper half of the front page of a broadsheet newspaper, and thus more prominent, as the lower half is not usually visible when the folded newspaper is displayed for sale. Categories (topical): Newspapers
    Sense id: en-above_the_fold-en-prep_phrase-g9Q~SJHi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 15 30 Topics: journalism, media, newspapers
  2. (web and application design) By extension, situated near the top of a web page or application screen; not requiring scrolling. See above the scroll. Synonyms (near the top of a web page or application screen): above the scroll
    Sense id: en-above_the_fold-en-prep_phrase-cxqtADM8 Disambiguation of 'near the top of a web page or application screen': 5 93 2
  3. Occupying an exclusive position of relative prominence
    Sense id: en-above_the_fold-en-prep_phrase-T9nAKmew

Alternative forms

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