Intentionally blank page

Such pages may serve purposes ranging from place-holding to space-filling and content separation.

Intentionally blank pages are ubiquitous in technical and instructional manuals, directories, and other large, mass-produced volumes of text.

This automation of manual generation leads to intentionally blank pages to fit the requirements for mass printing.

This allows updates to be made to a document while requiring minimal new pages, reducing printing costs.

The only drawback is the increased time required by the reader to manually insert various newly updated pages into their correct locations in the document.

Intentionally blank pages can be useful in standardized tests such as the GCSE, Higher School Certificate, SAT, CAT, ACT, MCAT, and GRE.

By placing intentionally blank pages between these sections, the test-taker is prevented from cheating in this way.

In the United States Armed Forces, classified documents require page checks whenever custody is transferred or an inventory is conducted.