English Explanatory Dictionary

swap partition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A disk partition designated as auxiliary memory, used primarily on Unix and Linux systems.

Word forms

swap partition swap partitions

Etymology

So called because data can be swapped between memory and this partition.

Related words

swap file swap space
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