swap space

noun

Space on a hard disk used as auxiliary memory.

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swap file
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Meanings

nounswap space (plural swap spaces)

plural swap spaces

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe disk space that is set aside for virtual memory

Similar
swap file
Broader
disk spacedisc space
Also see
swap file

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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