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Meaning of swappiness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

uncountable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Swapping swapportunity Swaps swapsies swaption SWAR