swap file

Definitions

Computing

• noun a file stored on the hard disk used as a temporary storage area for data held in RAM, to provide virtual memory

Electronics

• A file utilized to temporarily save a program, parts of a program, or data when swapping (1). The operating system determines the use, size, and location of such a file on a hard disk.

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