Swap file

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
SWP
Pronunciation
/swɑp faɪl/
Category
Computing
Related Field
File Extensions

Examples in Context

  1. Number of bytes in the swap file currently in use.
  2. It will use your existing Linux swap file.
  3. It is possible to use a swap file, but a dedicated partition performs better.
  4. A2 GB RAM machine with no swap file performs almost every Eclipse operation faster.
  5. Number of bytes allocated from the swap file. Note that swap file pages which are locked still count as ` swappable ' for the purpose of this metric.

Other meanings of SWP