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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swap partition

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
swap -par-ti-tion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disk partition designated as auxiliary memory, used primarily on Unix and Linux systems.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

swap partitions (plural)

Phrases

swap file swap space

Frequently Paired Words

swap file swap space

Questions

What does swap partition mean?
A disk partition designated as auxiliary memory, used primarily on Unix and Linux systems.
Where does swap partition come from?
So called because data can be swapped between memory and this partition.

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