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Meanings of swap file in English

The disk space that is set aside for virtual memory.

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        Examples for "swap space"
        Examples for "swap space"
        1
        Query of storage devices (hard drives, swap space, main memory, etc.)
        Nagios: system and network monitoring, 2nd edition
        2
        You will notice a dramatic performance drop when the data nodes start using swap space.
        Mysql high availability
        3
        Resource overcommitment (for example, running out of swap space).
        Essential system administration, 3rd edition
        4
        In extreme cases, too much swapping can cause the operating system to run out of swap space.
        High performance mysql, 2nd edition
        5
        This is not good since the operating system needs to use real files (besides swap space) for many things.
        Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage
        Usage of swap file in English
        1
        Big mother of a candiru fish, hiding in the swap file.
        Brain jack
        2
        Some people advocate disabling the swap file entirely.
        High performance mysql, 2nd edition
        3
        Sam watched as the swap file dissolved, crumbling in on itself as the depth charge imploded in its midst.
        Brain jack
        4
        Each has introduced instant-messenger products that allow people to swap files with their friends.
        Wired
        5
        You frequently swap files in formats that can carry macro viruses (i.e.
        Wired
        6
        Thousands of people use Gnutella to swap files, a program Kan was instrumental in developing and promoting.
        Wired
        7
        The second-generation file-trading services exist because people want to swap files -something they didn't even know they could do just four years ago.
        Wired
        8
        According to preliminary results of the swap filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the offering applied to a total of about $330 million.
        Reuters