"below the fold" meaning in English

See below the fold in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

  1. (newspapers) Printed on the lower half of the front page of a broadsheet newspaper, such that it is not immediately visible on a folded copy of the newspaper, e.g. as displayed at a newsstand or in a vending machine.
    Sense id: en-below_the_fold-en-prep_phrase-LZE-wMQO Categories (other): Newspapers, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Topics: journalism, media, newspapers
  2. (by extension, web design, graphical user interface) Far enough down that it is not likely to be visible in the initial display of a window or screen, such that the end user will probably have to scroll down before seeing it. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-below_the_fold-en-prep_phrase-9k0rOf-l Categories (other): Graphical user interface, Web design, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, web-design
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