paginom

Paginom is a proposed term in discussions of pagination and content rendering that denotes a fundamental unit of content used to divide material into navigable chunks. It is a conceptual successor or complement to the traditional page, emphasizing the unit of rendering and navigation rather than fixed page boundaries.

The word combines a root related to page (pagina) with a nominal suffix. It is a neologism without a fixed standard definition, and its usage varies by domain.

In practice, a paginom represents the smallest self-contained block of items that a system treats as a single navigable unit. Its size can be fixed (for example, a set number of items) or adaptive to context, device, or accessibility needs. The concept aims to support stable navigation, predictable performance, and consistent indexing across formats.

Applications appear in web design, document processing, and digital libraries, where paginoms enable uniform navigation across pages, screens, and formats. They are particularly relevant to virtualization, where rendering only the current paginom minimizes resource use.

The term is not widely standardized and remains largely theoretical. Some practitioners find it a helpful mental model for content segmentation; others favor traditional pages or sections without adopting the term.

See also: pagination, content chunking, virtualization, document structure.