English Explanatory Dictionary

swap space

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Space on a hard disk used as auxiliary memory.

Word forms

swap space swap spaces

Etymology

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

Related words

swap partition swap file
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