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swap space

swap space noun: space on a hard disk used as auxiliary memory.

Noun

swap space (plural swap spaces)

  1. Space on a hard disk used as auxiliary memory.

Forms of swap space

pluralswap spaces

Origin of swap space

So called because data can be swapped between memory and this space.

Questions about swap space

What does swap space mean?
Swap space means space on a hard disk used as auxiliary memory.
What part of speech is swap space?
Swap space is a noun.
What is the plural of swap space?
The plural of swap space is swap spaces.

Words near swap space in the dictionary

  1. swap partition
  2. swap partitions
  3. swap places
  4. swap shop
  5. swap shops
  6. swap space
  7. swap spaces
  8. swap spit
  9. swapbodies
  10. swapbody
  11. swapchain

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