"page down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pages down [present, singular, third-person], paging down [participle, present], paged down [participle, past], paged down [past]
Etymology: From the Page Down key on a keyboard that performs this function. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} page down (third-person singular simple present pages down, present participle paging down, simple past and past participle paged down)
  1. (computing) To scroll down to the next page of content. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: scroll down, scroll up (english: Emacs and old IBM system)

Inflected forms

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