INTERLEAVE
interleave
(verb) intersperse alternately, as of protective covers for book illustrations
interleave
(verb) intersperse the sectors on the concentric magnetic circular patterns written on a computer disk surface to guide the storing and recording of data
interleave
(verb) provide (books) with blank leaves
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
interleave (third-person singular simple present interleaves, present participle interleaving, simple past and past participle interleaved)
(transitive) To insert (pages, which are normally blank) between the pages of a book.
(transitive) To intersperse (something) at regular intervals between the parts of a thing or between items in a group.
(computing, transitive) To allocate (things such as successive segments of memory) to different tasks.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*leave", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interleaved; p. pr. & vb. n. Interleaving.] Etym: [Pref. inter- + leaf.]
Definition: To insert a leaf or leaves in; to bind with blank leaves inserted between the others; as, to interleave a book.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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