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swapper

swapper

8.2
A program that moves inactive data from computer memory to disk to free space
  • noun
  • /ˈswæpər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : gestor de intercambio
  • The swapper is responsible for moving inactive processes to disk when memory is low.

Examples

  • If the swapper fails, the operating system may run out of usable RAM.

  • The swapper efficiently transferred data to the disk.

  • System performance improved after the swapper was optimized to handle large workloads.

  • Many swappers are essential for optimizing system performance.

  • The swapper moves data from RAM to disk to ensure optimal system performance.

  • After adjusting the settings, the swapper efficiently manages memory usage.

  • The operating system's swapper prevents crashes by relocating apps to disk when memory is tight.

Synonyms

exchanger
vsswapper
2 5.6

Something that swaps one thing for another, for example money or heat

is a program that moves data between main memory and disk
interchanger
vsswapper
7.4

A person or machine that moves parts, heat and ideas within a system

is a software process that moves data between memory and disk

How Automatic

recycler
  • Specialized
4.5
swapper
  • Specialized
8.2
deallocation
  • Specialized
7.7

Surface Forms

swapper singular
swappers plural

Morphology

swapper = swap (semi-transparent) = swap + er

Regular agentive formation from 'swap'; applied in computing to denote the process or program that performs swapping.

Etymology

Swapper comes from the verb swap ('to move or exchange') and the ending -er meaning 'a person or thing that does', so in computers a swapper is the program that moves data between memory and disk to free up space.