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SWAP FILE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does swap file mean? 

SWAP FILE (noun)
  The noun SWAP FILE has 1 sense:

1. the disk space that is set aside for virtual memoryplay

  Familiarity information: SWAP FILE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SWAP FILE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The disk space that is set aside for virtual memory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

swap file; swap space

Hypernyms ("swap file" is a kind of...):

disc space; disk space ((computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk)


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