"paging file" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paging files [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} paging file (plural paging files)
  1. (computing) An area of storage on disk that the operating system uses as if it were RAM. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: page file, pagefile Related terms: swap file, virtual memory Translations (area of storage on disk used as if it were RAM): αρχείο σελιδοποίησης (archeío selidopoíisis) (Greek), lapozófájl (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-paging_file-en-noun-f8k2NaMK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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