Legal Definitions - star paging

Star paging is a method used to refer to a page in an earlier edition of a book, especially a legal source. This method correlates the pagination of the later edition with that of the earlier edition, usually the first edition. It is also used to display on a computer screen the page breaks that occur in printed documents such as law reports and law reviews. Star paging is also known as star pagination.

Example 1: In a legal case, a lawyer may refer to a page in an earlier edition of a law book using star paging. For instance, the lawyer may say "see page 45 of the first edition" to refer to a specific page in the book.

Example 2: When reading a law report on a computer screen, star paging can be used to display the page breaks that occur in the printed version of the report. This helps the reader to navigate the document more easily.

These examples illustrate how star paging is used to refer to specific pages in earlier editions of books and to display page breaks in printed documents on a computer screen.