swap file

1. 1.

   the disk space that is set aside for virtual memory

   Synonymsswap space

   Broaderdisk space

Questions about swap file

What does swap file mean?

swap file means "the disk space that is set aside for virtual memory".

What is another word for swap file?

Close synonyms include swap space. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is swap file a common word?

swap file is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.