Abbreviation that can stand for 'pages' in written contexts, or for various technical terms like 'preimplantation genetic screening' in medical contexts.
As an abbreviation for 'pages', derives from Latin pagina meaning 'a written page'. The letters P-G-S serve as a shortened form used in citations, references, and document formatting since the rise of printing.
Before the printing press, books didn't have standardized page numbers - scholars would reference texts by chapter, verse, or even by memorable phrases! The abbreviation 'pp.' for pages wasn't needed until books became mass-produced and identical copies existed.
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