Meaning & use
Jumpline
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In newspaper and magazine layout, a line of text indicating that an article continues on another page, along with that page's number.
See it in a sentence
The jumpline at the bottom of the front page read, 'Continued on A12.'
Editors trimmed the headline so the jumpline wouldn't overlap the photo caption.
A note on using this word
Jumplines help readers navigate long articles that are split across non-consecutive pages, a common layout constraint in print journalism.
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continuation line
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