swap space (B1)
noun phrase
Pronunciation: /swɒp speɪs/
Definition
A portion of a hard drive used as an extension of a computer's RAM when it is full, allowing the computer to use more memory than is physically available.
Examples
The operating system will start using swap space if the RAM is fully utilized.
Increasing the swap space can improve the performance of memory-intensive applications.
How to Use swap space
- use swap space (verb phrase)
- to use hard drive space as an extension of RAM — "The computer will use swap space if the RAM is full."
- increase swap space (verb phrase)
- to add more hard drive space to be used as swap space — "You can increase swap space by adding more hard drive space to the system."
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