swappiness

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noun

A setting in the Linux kernel determining the balance between swapping out runtime memory and dropping pages from the system page cache.

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Meanings

nounswappiness (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingA setting in the Linux kernel determining the balance between swapping out runtime memory and dropping pages from the system page cache.

    How frequently a Linux server utilizes swap is referred to as its swappiness. By default, the swappiness value on a Linux server is typically set to 60.

    2016, Jay LaCroix, Mastering Ubuntu Server, page 187

Origin

From swap + -y + -ness.

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swappiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swappiness

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“swappiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swappiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swappiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swappiness.

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