swap file

noun

A file on disk used as auxiliary memory.

Similar
swap space
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Meanings

nounswap file (plural swap files)

plural swap files

  1. computingA file on disk used as auxiliary memory.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe disk space that is set aside for virtual memory

Similar
swap space
Broader
disk spacedisc space
Also see
swap space

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 交換文件 /交换文件
  • 交換文件 /交换文件 (jiāohuàn wénjiàn)file on disk used as auxiliary memory
Finnish sivutustiedosto, heittovaihtotiedosto
  • sivutustiedostofile on disk used as auxiliary memory
  • heittovaihtotiedostofile on disk used as auxiliary memory
Greek αρχείο σελιδοποίησης
  • αρχείο σελιδοποίησης (archeío selidopoíisis)file on disk used as auxiliary memory
Cite this entry
APA

swap file. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swap%20file

MLA

“swap file.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swap%20file. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swap file,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swap%20file.

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