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Swap file

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001183

A portion of a hard disk drive or solid-state drive used by an operating system to temporarily store data that would normally be held in random-access memory (RAM). This mechanism, also known as virtual memory, allows a system to run applications that require more RAM than physically available. The size of a swap file is often configured based on the amount of physical RAM.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001183
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectFile Formats
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Swap file",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A portion of a hard disk drive or solid-state drive used by an operating system to temporarily store data that would normally be held in random-access memory (RAM). This mechanism, also known as virtual memory, allows a system to run applications that require more RAM than physically available. The size of a swap file is often configured based on the amount of physical RAM.",
  "subject": "File Formats",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/swap-file/"
}

Record 1,301 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.